Taurus: A line through Orion's belt leads up to the constellation of Taurus. The Hyades are a part of Taurus and form a distinctive triangular shape consisting of 6 stars, representing the head of the bull. You will also notice a large red star in this constellation, which is called Alderbaran and depicts the red eye of the bull.
Following the same line a little further, you will come to the Pleiades, also known as the seven sisters. This open star cluster is dominated by hundreds of hot blue stars,14 of which can be seen with the naked eye.
Canis Minor or 'the lesser dog'. This constellation consists practically of one star called Procyon, the 8th brightest star in the sky. Procyon translates from Greek as 'before the dog' and is seen rising in the sky before the dog star Sirius. Procyon is one of our nearest neighbouring stars and is 10 light years distant.
Auriga: A line from Orion's first leg and the first star in his belt leads onto the distinctive pentagon shaped constellation of Auriga. It contains an impressive bright, yellow star called Capella, which is the sixth brightest star in the night sky.
Gemini: A line through Rigel and Betelgeuse leads onto the twins Pollox and Castor, who were the twins from Greek mythology and the names of the stars in this constellation. The two bright stars you see represent the twin's heads side by side.
Leo: This lies a little further on from Gemini and contains a bright star called Regulus.You will note that the three zodiacal constellations mentioned here lie on an eliptic line 18 degrees wide and known as the Zodiac. Following this line will lead you onto the other signs of the Zodiac.