Orion is visible on winter evenings in the northern hemisphere but not summer evenings because of
A)interference from the full Moon.
B)the tilt of Earth's axis.
C)the location of Earth in its orbit.
D)the precession of Earth's axis.
E)baseball on television.

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The location of Earth in its orbit determines which constellations are visible in the night sky. In winter, Earth is on the part of its orbit where it faces the direction of Orion, whereas in summer, Earth has moved to a different part of its orbit where Orion is no longer visible in the night sky.

Orion Is Visible on Winter Evenings in the Northern Hemisphere