In which direction would an observer have to look to see the constellation Taurus?

Answer 1

For the Northern Hemisphere, the Winter is the time to see Taurus. If you recognize what Orion looks like in the night sky, Orion is holding his shield to ward off blows from Taurus. You can see where Taurus is by following the shield-arm of Orion until you see a high-magnitude red star. This red star, Aldeberan, is the "Eye" of Taurus. If you continue to follow that line, you will see one of the most vivid open star clusters, the Pleadies.

Answer 2

It depends where you are. If you are in the Northern Hemisphere, Taurus can be seen late at night in the east during the fall, mid evening overhead in the winter or in the western sky on early spring evenings.

Answer 3

By my charts, Taurus the Bull can be seen briefly in the pre-dawn around 4AM in late June. It can also be seen in the twilight around 7PM in early April. I am therefore sure that it can be seen at certain other times of the night from July through March.

It is not visible when it is in the "house of the Sun", as its zodiacal application refers.

Answer 4

Let's say you're doing your star-gazing at 8:00 in the evening ... between dinner-time and bed-time ... and you're somewhere north of the equator.

Around December 1, Taurus will be high enough in the eastern sky by 8:00 PM that it should be visible. Right behind it is Orion, which is easy to find and recognize.

Probably the most recognizable part of Taurus is a big ' V ' lying on its side, above and to the right of Orion, with Aldeberan, the bright red eye of the bull, in the 'V'.

If you go out and look every night at 8:00, you'll see that any landmark you choose is moving a little bit to the west every night ... it returns to the same place in the sky about 4 minutes earlier every night ... or almost an hour earlier every 2 weeks.

By the middle of January, the 'V' of Taurus will be high in the sky almost due south of you, by 8:00.

Answer 5

That depends on where you live, what the calendar date is,

and what time you go outside and look for it.

You might like to check out the interactive sky-dome at

< Astronomy.com >

There, you can set up the sky as it looks from anywhere on earth,

on any date, and at any time.

Answer 6

The question makes no sense. Do you mean when does it rise, when did the stars in it begin to shine, or when was it first called Taurus? The answers to these three questions are very different, and the answer to the first... which is the most logical choice... depends on where you are and what season it is.

Answer 7

Evenings, from early Winter into Spring. Summer too, if you want to get up at 3:00 in the morning to see it.

Answer 8

The precise direction depends on the observer's location on Earth, the time of year,

and the time of day or night, but it's always approximately up.

Answer 9

From Early Winter to Mid- Spring

Answer 10

In the northern hemisphere.