When did the constellation Orion exist?

Answer 1

If you don't mind interrupting your sleep and going out to look for it at odd hours

of the night, Orion is visible somewhere in the sky at some time of night during

the whole year, except for roughly the month of June.

Answer 2

The constellation Orion has been observable in the night sky for thousands of years. It is one of the oldest and most recognized constellations, mentioned in ancient texts and depicted in cave drawings. Orion is typically visible during the winter months in the Northern Hemisphere.

Answer 3

Orion is a "winter constellation." The best time to see it early in the night comes around the winter solstice and then begins to rise earlier and earlier until it is no longer visible until the next autumn.

Answer 4

Alaska maybe or a planetarium

Answer:No matter where you stand on Earth, the Earth itself blocks part of your view of "all the stars". You would have to travel so far into space that the Earth and Sun were points of light before you could see most of the stars in any direction you chose.

Answer 5

Orion is visible at SOME time during every clear night from mid-August until late-April.

In mid-August, Orion is fully risen in the East by sunrise.
As time goes on, it gains about 4 minutes each night ... about 2 hours a month.
It's in the best position for after-dinner/before-bed viewing in mid-Winter.
It continues gaining an hour every 2 weeks, until late-April, when it's setting in the West
by the time the sky is fully dark in the evening.

Answer 6

There are several times each year when the Earth passes through the orbit of an old comet; we call these "meteor showers" because the Earth is repeatedly and rapidly struck by thousands of tiny space rocks and grains of sand. Last night and tonight, for example, (May 6 and 7 each year) is the eta Aquarid meteor shower, caused by remnants of Halley's Comet.

However, you can see meteors ANY night. You are far more likely to see meteors in the pre-dawn hours of about 2 AM to dawn, but you can see a few meteors at any time of night.

Answer 7

The main rectangle of Orion's body occupies a span of Right Ascension from about 5H 15M at Rigel

to 5H 55M at Betelgeuse, with the middle star in the belt (Alnilam) almost exactly centered in this

range, at RA 5H 36M .

Answer 8

On any clear night there is a possibility of seeing a meteor which is what a shooting star is. At various stages of the year there are well known meteor showers, when much more of them are seen. It is during these that you have the best chance of seeing meteors. Some of the best ones are the Quadrantids in January, the Perseids in July/August, the Orionids in October and the Leonids in November. Do an online search for "Meteor Showers" and you will find more details.

Answer 9

When the weather is clear. You can see stars any time of night, as long as you can see the sky.

There is one astronomical phenomenon which is best observed at a particular part of the night. Meteors are more often observed in the hours between midnight and dawn. This is because of the way the Earth moves and spins; the line of the dawn is the "leading edge" of the Earth in its path around the Sun. So in the pre-dawn darkness, we're seeing meteors hitting us "head on", while in the evening we are seeing only meteors that manage to catch up with the Earth as it moves.

Answer 10

It exist now, in our minds. The constellations never existed anywhere else, except in the minds of people who "see" those shapes in the stars.

Orion is especially easy to see now, in January and February each year. Look high in the east after sunset.