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- proper noun astronomy A triple
star in theconstellation ofOrion ; Zeta (ζ) Orionis. It is one of the three stars that formOrion's Belt .
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Examples
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The bright star in the image is the blue supergiant Alnitak, which is the easternmost star in Orion's belt.
First (of many) Gorgeous Pictures from the New VISTA | Universe Today 2009
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Alnitak, which is the easternmost (left, to northern observers) star in Orion's belt.
Discover Blogs 2009
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The alien ship belonged to an advanced race called the Alnitak.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » August : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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In addition, the star charts also disclosed that the Alnitak sphere of expansion had a diameter of approximately 50 light years, and was expanding at a rate that would reach the Earth in about 200 years.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » August : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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“This is the Alnitak, next is the Alnilam, and finally the prestigious Mintaka award.”
Artemis the Brave Joan Holub 2010
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“This is the Alnitak, next is the Alnilam, and finally the prestigious Mintaka award.”
Artemis the Brave Joan Holub 2010
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“This is the Alnitak, next is the Alnilam, and finally the prestigious Mintaka award.”
Artemis the Brave Joan Holub 2010
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The three bright stars are Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka.
Orions Belt Bente Lilja Bye 2008
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What makes it shine so brightly is Alnitak, the blue star to the right of the central cloud.
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The three bright stars are Orion's Belt - Alnitak (left), Alnilam and Mintaka
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