Image: Dunhuang Star Atlas - Orion
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Description: A segment of the Dunhuang star map from around AD 700 AD. British Library Or.8210/S.3326 showing the Third and Fourth lunar months, with the constellation of Orion to the left along with the stars Betelgeuse, Rigel, Bellatrix, Saiph , the three stars that compose Orion's belt - Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka, along with the Orion Nebula.
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