An hour after sunset, Betelgeuse is more than 50° high in the south, as Orion appears to stand upright with his bow facing to the right (west). Betelgeuse is easy to recognize, standing above the ...

This figure shows measurements of Betelgeuse's brightness from different observatories from late 2018 to present. The blue and green points represent data from ground-based observatories.

Finally, there is ruddy Betelgeuse (magnitude +0.48), in Orion ... around 2 a.m., the Triangle will have begun setting in the west-southwest. Usually, this is the most prominent triangular star ...

Orion's seven brightest stars make up the basic outline. The bright star, Betelgeuse, marks the right shoulder of the hunter, with bow pulled back. To the right is Bellatrix, the tip of the arrow.