Not all cultures are going to place the the stars that we associate with Orion into the same constellation. Not every culture saw Orion as a hunter, although many of them did if they could see the Pleiades. Depending on where you are, you might not be able to see constellations, but. They've still thought to just look at the stars and go and draw pictures between them.
Is it time to update the constellations? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen dive into astrophysics, folklore, and our ancient connection to the stars with astrophysicist Moiya McTier, Ph.D.
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