moon and the winter Constellations

The man in the moon came to earth in my flower bed, but his night time companions, the winter constellations, are beginning to arrive in the late fall skies. Orion, the hunter and his dogs, Canis Major and Canis Minor are visible from anywhere on Earth. 

Astronomers estimate that the three stars in Orion's belt will be visible as that same pattern for 1-2 million more years before they move apart enough to alter the alignment. It is arguably the most recognizable star pattern throughout all of human existence, cultures around the world have stories explaining what the pattern is. The stories are as varied as the people who tell them.