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Half sky map - February 2010Latitude 30 o south between 9 and 10pm DST
SCP
SOUTH
OVERHEAD
OVERHEAD
EAST WEST
NORTHWEST EAST
T H E MI L
K Y WAY
T H E M I L K Y WAY
T H E E C L I P T I C
ORION
TRIANGULUM
AURIGA
TAURUS
ARIES
PISCES
CETUS
PERSEUS
LEO
Sickle
HYDRA
SEXTANS
LYNX
CANCER
CANISMINOR
GEMINI
CANISMAJOR
MONOCEROS
LEPUS
ERIDANUS
Capella
M38
M36M37
M44
Sirius
M41
Procyon
MiraM35
Castor
Pollux
M48
Regulus
γ
2232
2244
M50
Rigel
Cr 69
M42
Betelgeuse
Algol
M47
M46
Pleiades
Hyades
Aldebaran
Alphard
Hamal
CRUX
RETICULUM
TUCANA
CETUS
INDUS
SCULPTOR
FORNAX
PAVO GRUS
CIRCINUS
TRIANGULUMAUSTRALE
APUS
CHAMAELEON
CORVUS
CRATER
HYDRA
CARINA
VOLANS
OCTANS
ANTLIA
CENTAURUS
MUSCA
PICTORPYXIS
COLUMBA
VELA
PUPPIS
HYDRUS
ERIDANUS
CAELUM
DORADO
MENSA
PHOENIX
HOROLOGIUM
Canopus
2516
28083114
3293IC 26023372
3532
ω
β
α
Coalsack
4755
LMC
Achernar
κ
6752
ζ
Fomalhaut
L2
24512477
253
6025
47 Tuc β
SMC
2547
IC 2391
α
R
Mars
LOOKING NORTH
LOOKING SOUTH
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StarMagnitudes Galaxy
Double starVariable starDiffuse nebulaPlanetary nebulaOpen star clusterGlobular star cluster
Symbols
False Cross
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
Summer Sky Tour