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Deep Sky Objects & Double Stars Tickle of Mythology Celestial e a f The Orion Nebula , M42 is one of the most mag - Charting Terminology & Nomenclature Deep Sky Objects & Double Stars d Pleiades (M45) M26 m q nicient objects in the sky. It is 8,000 trillion miles or Seven Sisters Celestial Coordinates the northern hemisphere. And, stellation CANIS MAJOR to +6 Deep Sky Objects (DSOs) are Open Clusters, years or more. Within these clouds, concentra - away and stretches across 160 trillion miles. At SERPENS in TAURUS Asterope Astronomy uses coordinates NGC refers to the New General or 6 for the faintest. The planet Globular Clusters, Planetary Nebulae, Nebulae, tions of gas can occur and gravitationally con - (CAUDA) its center are four young hot stars, known as the Taygeta o m analogous to latitude and longi - Catalogue of nearly 13,000 Venus shines as bright as –4.6 Supernova Remnants and Galaxies. dense to form stars and accompanying planets. SCUTUM M16 Eagle Nebula p Trapezium, that were born from the nebula and tude. Declination (Dec or d) is objects compiled by J .L.E. Dreyer and Jupiter as bright as –2.5. An Open Cluster is a group of several to A set of stars created by a nebula is known as stimulate its gas to glow pink. They can be seen Maia c OPHIUCHUS CENTAURUS Celaeno equivalent to latitude but uses + in the late 1800s. Milky Way Band hundreds of stars that were born out of the same an Open Cluster. The Orion Nebula, M42 is a in a small telescope at 50x. More stars are form - n Pleione Alcyone and – instead of N and S. Right Numbers & Greek Letters The hazy band that stretches nebula cloud. A group often forms a pretty favorite (center panel). M17 Omega/Swan Nebula Sabik g c NGC3918 ing in this nebula. Electra Milky Gacrux Ascension (RA or a) is equivalent Some stars are labeled with across the sky represents the pattern. The Pleiades and Southern Pleiades are Galaxies contain billions of stars. All M18 l Way CRUX to longitude but has 24 divisions a number or Greek letter. The faint glow from the majority of great examples. Open clusters reside in our Milky galaxies are beyond our Milky Way Galaxy, Southern d Wishing Well Cluster Atlas 3h 44m M23 M9 Cross NGC Merope representing hours because the numbers are Flamsteed numbers stars in our Milky Way Galaxy — Way Galaxy. Our Sun is no longer in its group. where our Sun resides. When you are observing M25 Becrux 3532 NGC3293 k stars “circle” the Earth in a day. and the Greek letters are Bayer totalling over 200 billion. Our Globular Clusters look like fuzzy balls be - a galaxy, you are looking through our galaxy into 21 b e NGC 41 13 3699 M and NGC Catalogues letters — names of the early Sun is just one of these stars. cause they contain tens of thousands stars held the true depths of the universe. The Andromeda NGC 39 M21 NGC4755 NGC4103 37 NGC 3572 NGC3372 Noted in this atlas are many astronomers who started Southern Magellanic Clouds together by their mutual gravity. All of the globu - Galaxy, M31 can be seen with the naked eye. Jewel Box NGC3766 Eta Carinae M20 Trifid Nebula 4349 Nebula Length of 1° for both Pleiades Deep Sky Objects with their these nomenclatures. From the Southern Hemisphere, lars that can be seen in the sky are part of our A Double Star is a star that looks like 4 44 Pearl Cluster 24 k NGC1977 M28 39 a Acrux p catalogue designations. The “M” Magnitude of Stars you can see two milky patches Milky Way Galaxy, and there are about 200 of one star but when magnified sufficiently, it M22 M8 7 q NGC Southern Pleiades Kaus 42 3114 numbers are from the Messier The stars are classified by bright - detached from the Milky Way them that surround our galaxy like a halo. M22 separates into two or more stars. Some are Lagoon Coalsack in CARINA Nunki k Borealis Nebula M19 NGC S catalogue of over 100 objects ness using a system of magni - Band. They are called the Large in SAGITTARIUS is a northern favorite. very pretty because of contrasting colors. 36 Southern 3211 u r 3 Pleiades h compiled by Charles Messier in tudes. For the stars visible to the and Small Magellanic Clouds A Planetary Nebula is an old term that has Castor in GEMINI is a favorite and Albireo in s 43 SAGITTARIUS To the Center Milky the late 1700s and is still used naked eye, the scale ranges from and are two dwarf galaxies that nothing to do with the planets. Instead, it is a CYGNUS is well liked for its blue & gold colors. of our Galaxy l k f d Way today because it lists the biggest about –1.4 (negative 1.4) for the are nearby companions to our round or symmetrical nebula that is the shed at - c M62 45 Ascella M54 Alnasl e and brightest objects visible from brightest star Sirius in the con - Milky Way Galaxy. mosphere of a dying star. At its center is a white Observing Tips M6 Butterfly Cluster b t h M69 M42 dwarf star. When our Sun dies, it will create a Almost every object indicated in this atlas can M70 a MUSCA h Pleiades, M42 Globular Planetary Crab Nebula, M1 Andromeda planetary nebula. These objects have diameters be seen with a small telescope. Double stars Open Cluster Cluster, M22 Nebula, M57 Supernova Galaxy, M31 of a few light years and are located in our galaxy. can be observed in light-polluted skies. A few Kaus Australis e M7 e NGC4833 x CARINA The Ring Nebula, M57, in LYRA is a favorite. can be “split” with binoculars but others require Shaula A Supernova Remnant is the remaining g d c a telescope with powers up to 200x. DSOs are 35 k Trapezium t SCORPIUS NGC4372 i hydrogen gas from a very large star that has best observed in dark skies with no Moon using Lesath SCORPIUS 1 exploded at the end of its life. M1, the Crab magnifications of 50x –125x. Large objects, like SAGITTARIUS Area 17 h CRUX Area 1 h Miaplacidus b 19 h 13 h 10h 50m Nebula, in TAURUS is the easiest to observe. the Pleiades are great in binoculars. The Milky In TAURUS In SAGITTARIUS In LYRA In TAURUS In ANDROMEDA A Nebula is a giant hydrogen gas cloud that Way Band is best seen in country skies and it is Mirphak is located in our galaxy and can span 60 light great to scan with binoculars. NGC 6826 To the Big Dipper Alkaid To the Big Dipper Capella LACERTA NGC7000 Deneb M92 M51 Whirlpool Galaxy Menkalinan Algol M34 ANDROMEDA NGC North America Nebula LYNX Almaak 7662 HERCULES M32 M31 Sadr e CANES Double Star Tickle of Mythology Celestial PERSEUS Andromeda Blue CYGNUS Vega AURIGA NGC1499 Snowball Northern Cross VENATICI Cor Caroli Open Cluster California Nebula Galaxy M13 Arcas and his beautiful mother, Callisto were CANES VENATICI are the Hunting Dogs Equatorial LEO MINOR M38 Mirach LYRA Keystone BOOTES Globular Cluster Castor Planetary Nebula turned into the Little and Big Bears, URSA MINOR of BOOTES who is also seen as a Ploughman. M37 M36 TRIANGULUM M57 CORONA Area Nebula and MAJOR because of jealous Juno, wife of CORONA BOREALIS is the crown of Bacchus, M33 Ring Nebula BOREALIS COMA Scheat Alnath NGC6992/6960 BERENICES Galaxy promiscuous Jupiter. the god of wine. Pollux Alpheratz Veil Nebula Albireo M3 ARIES Izar During an early war between the Titans and OPHIUCHUS is a Healer handling the M35 NGC VULPECULA Alphekka GEMINI M45 Hamal 6210 Olympians, DRACO , the Dragon was flung to the Snake, SERPENS that has medicinal powers. Pleiades Great Dumbbell M64 M1 Square M27 North and frozen in place by the cold. AQUILA is Jupiter’s Eagle that carries Sickle Beehive Crab TAURUS Nebula Kornephoros Black Eye Galaxy M44 King CEPHEUS and Queen CASSIOPEIA out tasks. SAGITTARIUS , the Archer is a NGC Eskimo Nebula Coathanger Arcturus Praesepe 2392 Nebula Hyades PEGASUS SAGITTA M53 LEO ruled Ethiopia. Their beautiful daughter warlike centaur. Mother Earth lets the Scorpion, Denebola CANCER Alhena Aldebaran Algenib Markab Virgo Cluster LEO NGC “37” Realm of ANDROMEDA is being rescued by PERSEUS SCORPIUS crawl out of the great Milky Way M66 M65 2169 Cluster DELPHINUS Rasalhague Denebola M95 M67 Enif M15 Galaxies from the Sea Monster, CETUS . crack to kill Orion, for boasting, but it is kept M96 Regulus NGC PISCES SERPENS Vindemiatrix CANIS 2261 Altair Milky IC (CAPUT) AURIGA , the Charioteer supervised the royal at bay by Ophiuchus. MINOR Bellatrix EQUULEUS Way 4665 Greek Rosette NGC Betelgeuse Unukalhai livestock, including a goat that provided milk for LYRA , the Lyre was invented by Mercury Alphabet ORION Menkar Alrescha Procyon Nebula 2237 Circlet AQUILA a alpha Alnilam OPHUCHUS growing Jupiter. and mastered by Apollo’s son, Orpheus whose Mintaka M5 un b beta M78 & S M2 oon The Pleiades or Seven Sisters rise before music had magical powers. c gamma Alnitak M12 s, M HYDRA net d delta MONOCEROS Horsehead Cursa Mira M14 VIRGO Pla ORION , out-of-reach of his amorous clutches. CYGNUS , the Swan helped Helios find the h of e epsilon Orion Nebula M42 Variable SERPENS Pat SEXTANS Star M10 c— Orion is a great Hunter and battles the Bull, pieces of his son, having fallen from the chariot f zeta Alphard CETUS (CAUDA) ipti M48 e M11 Ecl TAURUS . Below his feet is LEPUS , the Hare. that pulls the Sun across the sky. g eta Rigel h theta Saiph NGC Saturn Algedi SCUTUM M104 At his back is the ultimate prize for any hunter, AQUARIUS is the Water and Cup Bearer, i iota 7009 Nebula Spica Sombrero Galaxy CRATER M47 Zaurak AQUARIUS M16 Eagle the Unicorn, MONOCEROS .
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