On clear early-autumn evenings it's impossible to ignore the brilliant constellation Orion. But don't overlook two surprisingly bright and interesting characters just above the heavenly Hunter: Lepus, the Hare, and Columba, the Dove.
The Hare's brightest stars are only a little dimmer than Delta (δ) Orionis, the easternmost Belt star and the faintest of Orion's seven main lights. Six additional stars in Lepus exceed magnitude 4.0, making the
