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Latitude 30 o south between 8 and 9pm How to use this map Facing either south or north, look at the appropriate star map. Your view of the sky should roughly match the major stars and constellations shown. You’ll see more stars as your eyes get accustomed to the dark, so wait for 10-15 minutes if you’re having trouble spotting the constellations. (For full sky maps go to skymaps.com). Copyright 2010 Kym Thalassoudis, Skymaps.com October Sky Map T H E E C L I P T I C CRUX RETICULUM TUCANA INDUS SCULPTOR ARA PISCIS AUSTRINUS FORNAX MICROSCOPIUM PAVO GRUS SAGITTARIUS CORONA AUSTRALIS OPHIUCHUS SCORPIUS LIBRA TELESCOPIUM CIRCINUS LUPUS NORMA TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE APUS CHAMAELEON CARINA VOLANS OCTANS CENTAURUS MUSCA PICTOR HYDRUS ERIDANUS CAELUM DORADO MENSA PHOENIX HOROLOGIUM SCP 6397 Canopus 2516 2808 IC 2602 β α Coalsack 4755 LMC Achernar κ 6752 ζ Fomalhaut M8 M22 M4 Antares 6231 M6 M7 253 6025 47 Tuc β SMC α R T H E E C L I P T I C TRIANGULUM ANDROMEDA PEGASUS Great Square of Pegasus ARIES PISCES Circlet CETUS LACERTA CYGNUS SAGITTA VULPECULA DELPHINUS EQUULEUS LYRA CEPHEUS AQUILA AQUARIUS CAPRICORNUS PISCIS AUSTRINUS HERCULES SCUTUM SAGITTARIUS OPHIUCHUS SERPENS (CAUDA) M31 M2 Altair η μ δ Mira χ Deneb M39 α Vega ε R M12 M10 IC 4665 6633 M15 M25 Cr 399 Hamal Enif THE MILKY WAY THE MILKY WAY –1 0 1 2 3 4 Star Magnitudes Galaxy Double star Variable star Diffuse nebula Planetary nebula Open star cluster Globular star cluster Symbols SOUTH LOOKING SOUTH NORTH WEST EAST OVERHEAD EAST WEST LOOKING NORTH
Transcript of October Sky Map › science › starhunt › pdf › skymap.10oct.pdf · 2010-06-22 · You’ll...
Latitude 30 o south between 8 and 9pm
How to use this mapFacing either south or north, look at the appropriate star map. Your view of the sky should roughly match the major stars andconstellations shown. You’ll see more stars as your eyes get accustomed to the dark, so wait for 10-15 minutes if you’re having trouble spotting the constellations. (For full sky maps go to skymaps.com).
Copyright 2010 Kym Thalassoudis, Skymaps.com
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MICROSCOPIUM
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CORONAAUSTRALIS
OPHIUCHUS
SCORPIUS
LIBRA
TELESCOPIUM
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StarMagnitudes Galaxy
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Symbols
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