Sunday, February 12, 2012

Where in the world can you see the constellation taurus and when can you see it?

You can see Taurus from just about anywhere except Antarctica. This time of year it's high in the south (from the northern hemisphere) about 8:30 pm. It might be a little hard to make out right now because of the full moon, but its brightest star, Aldebaran, should be obvious to the northwest of Orion. A line through Orion's belt to the west passes just south of Aldebaran.Where in the world can you see the constellation taurus and when can you see it?You can see it now from almost anywhere in the world.



In the northern hemisphere, it is at its highest altitude in the early evening. It moves westward through the night, setting about 3 am.



It's just west of, (in front of), Gemini.Where in the world can you see the constellation taurus and when can you see it?Northern hemisphere in winter.Where in the world can you see the constellation taurus and when can you see it?Everywhere but Antarctica.



In the northern hemisphere you can't see Taurus during the summer, because the Sun is in that part of the sky. It emerges in the dawn in late July, is high in the sky in the evening at this time of year, and disappears in the dusk in April.



The stars at dawn are the evening stars of the next season. I still think this is neat.

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