The bull is hard to miss as it charges through the northern winter sky ... Here’s how it works. Taurus the bull is one of the most well-known and noticeable constellations in the sky over ...

In his 1888 book Astronomy with an Opera-Glass, Garrett Serviss wrote, “I have never beheld the first indications of the [winter stars ... We will return to Taurus next month to hunt for ...

A prominent winter constellation is Taurus, the bull. It is particularly easy to find this month, because Jupiter is right in the middle of it. At magnitude -2.68, Jupiter will be by far the ...

This is the “head” of Taurus the Bull ... visible in the west until early winter). Following the Summer Triangle is one of the night sky’s prettiest constellations — Delphinus the Dolphin.

In the eastern skies, especially in the last half of November, the first of the winter constellations are making their debut. The constellation Taurus the Bull, which resembles a little arrow ...

Also part of Taurus is the Pleiades ... The undisputed champion of winter constellations is Orion, which contains two first-magnitude stars: reddish Betelgeuse and bluish-white Rigel.

The Pleiades: Also known as the Seven Sisters, this is an open cluster of bright stars within Taurus ... letter “W” within the constellation Cassiopeia. The Winter Triangle: A popular asterism ...

In March the bright winter constellations of Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Gemini, Taurus and Auriga fill the southern sky stretching all the way to zenith — the point directly overhead.

Jupiter is the brighter of the two, shining brightly just above Orion in the constellation Taurus. It is brighter than even the brightest of the winter stars. With even a small telescope ...

Jupiter, which currently gleams from within the sparkling winter constellation Taurus, reaches opposition with the sun just a few days after November ends, on Dec 7, when it will rise in the ...

which shines brightest in the Taurus constellation and can be seen with the naked eye. People in the Northern Hemisphere can also look out for what’s known as the Winter Triangle, a formation of ...