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11/26/10 – The constellation Taurus

November 26, 2010

Friday, November 26th.  The sun will rise at 7:53.  It’ll be up for 9 hours and 12 minutes, setting at 5:06.   The moon, 2 days before last quarter, will rise at 10:18 this evening.

Low in the east southeast at 9 p.m. is the constellation of the giant hunter Orion.  Above him is Taurus the bull.  His face is a letter V shape of stars lying on its side, the star cluster Hyades,  with the bright orange-red star Aldebaran at one tip of the V as its angry blood-shot eye, but actually about half way between us and the cluster.  Orion is depicted in the sky facing, with club in one hand and a shield in the other, the approaching and in some depictions charging Taurus.  The Pleiades star cluster is in his shoulder.  Taurus in Greek mythology was the guise the god Zeus when he carried off the maiden Europa.  Europa’s still with him as the intriguing satellite orbiting Zeus’ Roman equivalent the planet Jupiter.

* Times, as always are for the Traverse City/Interlochen area of Michigan.

  1. Chris Junker's avatar
    Chris Junker
    November 30, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    Hello my name is Chris, I was wondering if you may have a resource to sell a Celestron 2000 telescope and accessories.I thought someone from the Astro. society or student may be looking for one. Thanks, Chris Junker

    • December 1, 2010 at 10:45 pm

      I don’t have the resources. However if anyone’s interested they can reply to your comment and I will give them your email address so they can contact you.

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