Orion is most prominent during winter evenings in the Northern Hemisphere , as are five other constellations that have stars in the Winter Hexagon asterism . Orion's two brightest stars, Rigel (β) and Betelgeuse (α), are both among the brightest stars in the night sky; both are supergiants and slightly variable . There are a further six stars brighter than magnitude 3.0, including three making the short straight line of the Orion's Belt asterism . Orion also hosts the radiant of the annual Orionids , the strongest meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet , and the Orion Nebula , one of the brightest nebulae in the sky Na nanana Salt you are a pillar of