Night Sky Quiz
Orion
Bright stars standing firmly side by side, you return to the sky in the same shape every year.
Orion is a constellation that stands out in the winter night sky. Two bright stars — red Betelgeuse and blue-white Rigel — frame the three stars of the belt in the middle, so even people who don't know constellations can pick out the shape. In Japan it has long been called tsuzumi-boshi, the “hand-drum star,” for its hourglass outline.
The shapes of the constellations barely change over a human lifetime. Orion, too, rises every winter in the same shape, from the same direction. Like Orion, you gather with familiar friends in a familiar place, and shine strongly within that circle.
Orion stands out precisely because its bright stars are grouped together. You draw strength from being with your people, so when you have to decide something alone, it can feel unfamiliar and you may waver. Keep one pleasure of your own for time alone, and you'll shine even brighter when you're back in the circle.
Strengths
- You can bring familiar friends together and keep yearly traditions going
- Even in a big crowd, people spot you right away
- You keep the same promises in the same way, every time
Where you may stumble
- When someone new joins the usual crowd, you're not sure how to act around them
- You tend to bring decisions to your friends that you could make yourself
- Talk of changing how a regular get-together works doesn't excite you much
Sounds familiar, Orion?
- Every year at the same time, you go to the same place with the same friends
- In group photos, you're somewhere near the middle, lined up with the usual crew
- You and your friends have nicknames and in-jokes only you understand
Where you shine
Regular get-togethers, stepping up in front of people as a team, and being the landmark in a big crowd.
Tips for “Orion”
- Invite someone new to a regular get-together, just once
- Try deciding one thing alone, starting with how you spend a weekend
- Hear out someone who wants to change the usual way, all the way to the end
Matches
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Pleiades — The Pleiades rise in the east a little before Orion does. They're companions in the same winter sky who get there first and warm it up for you.
Meteor Shower — Orion keeps the same shape every year, and in autumn the Orionid meteor shower flies lively around it. The Meteor Shower brings new faces to your usual circle each season.
Comet — A Comet travels a long way on its own, and when it will come back varies. To Orion, who likes to stay in a set place with friends, it can seem like someone whose next move you can never read.
Close neighbors
These differ from this one on just 1 of the 3 axes. If one of your axes was near the middle, you may have their side too.
Which one are you? 18 everyday situations, about 3 minutes.
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