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The Evening Sky Map 29 = UT – 4 Hours.) Time Eastern Summer (UT) I N E D R I A C A S T N E O D I T A C L E O R N I G D S T S H A E P H M O O R C I . Z N O a r o e u t a n t d o r O t N h o e t Z r N a o I e C r p t h R p I a C R O s e r l C e a H t s L s t i E E , a s l e H ( P d T F o u O l t e i D t R NORTH ( a N N M l E C A n X P O r ) A e H . h C M T t . I r P o N S L n E E P Z m “ o E NORTHERN HEMISPHERE A N r H F O M T R LYNX T Y N H E ” K E ) W S . T Capella T E U W B R N The Evening Sky Map W D E T T SEPTEMBER 2008 WH A E C T FREE* EACH MONTH FOR YOU TO EXPLORE, LEARN & ENJOY THE NIGHT SKY O h S L e K Y E CAMELOPARDALIS b R r M i A g A SKY MAP SHOWS HOW h S P RSA MAJOR RSA t T U C A s t E R a . Sky Calendar – September 2008 J O r r THE NIGHT SKY LOOKS B s a U t O o N S f L D h C A NE t I I a r EARLY SEPT 9 PM T T s o M81 S s 1 Moon near Venus at 16h UT (23° from Sun, evening sky). Mag. –3.8. S N i E NW C o L e E p “ E h T N e LATE SEPT 8 PM O M82 C t i T P a , . O 1 Moon near Mercury at 21h UT (evening sky). Mag. +0.0. E (Add 1 Hour For Daylight Saving) s L N R PERSEUS i A f r R o O I a ( r S SKY MAP DRAWN FOR Z l ” m J I T o U H R 2 Moon near Mars at 3h UT (evening sky). Mag. +1.7. P E a S A LATITUDE OF 40° O N T d W O H R n A Dipper T - i NORTH AND IS E H f S s Algol h H S The Big The 3 Moon near Spica at 8h UT (evening sky). T Y o T a A M94 SUITABLE FOR t O R p CANES VENATICI S U ) e I h Cluster LATITUDES UP t A 4 Saturn at conjunction with Sun at 1h UT (not visible). E g h Double L Polaris R u a C TO 15° NORTH E o t & Alcor & l NCP R Mizar D Caroli I P MINOR Saturn passes into the morning sky. i Cor s OR SOUTH C O r M51 URSA e I o R N a CASSIOPEIA ( OF THIS Thuban E M64 s G r 7 Moon very near Antares at 3h UT (evening sky). T y e U N p t CEPHEUS O O o γ p i Dipper W Occultation visible from western South America, E r D ANDROMEDA e ) H Little c T g S o i Australia and New Zealand. O g D B η M3 n N ARIES T e β DRACO i H A z h e t E ) 7 Mercury 2.5° from Mars at 4h UT (27° from Sun, E . Hamal H e C C s T O I L M33 U evening sky). Mags. +0.1 and +1.7. M I N M31 P P E A Z ( S T δ 7 First Quarter Moon at 14:04 UT. S I D γ C ν D μ A Arcturus T I E ε h R H 7 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 15h UT e E R C E a in T n V (distance 404,214 km; angular size 29.6'). I c O O i N e Etam Y a M39 92 n L Deneb T M BOÖTES T t 9 Moon near Jupiter at 21h UT (evening sky). Mag. –2.5. H C c PISCES A E M13 o T R R CORONA Gemm n I EAST BOREALIS A s 10 Mercury, Venus, and Mars within 3.6° diameter Square Great D t P of Pegasus of ε e P CYGNUS Y Vega l E l K 61 circle at 8h UT (26° from Sun, evening sky). a A S t R i E o S WEST n β H Mags. +0.2, –3.8, and +1.7. A T o L LYRA F f . O M57 χ O ” N A 11 Mercury at greatest elongation, 27° east from s q T G Summer Triangle Albireo d u R PEGASUS HERCULES o T a A g Sun (evening sky) at 4h UT. Mag. +0.2. H r M27 VIRGO P i E e u E s M5 h B t H α SERPENS (CAPUT) r 12 Venus 0.30° from Mars at 2h UT (26° from Sun, O 9 T f e 9 T o p S T Cr 3 r I O Circlet evening sky). Mags. –3.9 and +1.7. e γ d M s a P e o M1 DELPHINUS A O n r 5 “ M F t Enif 15 Full Moon at 9:13 UT. The full Moon of September s e E T a h H IC 4665 H Altair t T E y is called the “Fruit Moon”. It is also called the CETUS s o F M AQUARIUS 6633 a u O A n t M12 i “Harvest Moon”. P g R OPHIUCHUS d E I m e T S M2 M10 i a N LIBRA f T n η i E 19 Venus 2.4° from Spica at 6h UT (evening sky). SERPENS t H C p (CAUDA) n E AQUILA e E o d H S u i A T 20 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 3h UT (368,886 r Diphda M i s . n M11 t E g e S E A o km; 32.4'). w p M S a I t 7009 M16 t T T e β n H r e D i 22 Last Quarter Moon at 5:04 UT. E f c N r A D o 7 n I m M1 A S R CAPRICORNUS . E 22 September equinox at 15:44 UT. The time when the Sun E a 7293 y T C M23 k A T ja M25 21 s s D I r Jupiter M O M20 e N Symbols reaches the point along the ecliptic where it crosses into the N in h I t A T to Antare s T H Fomalhaut Nunki M22 M8 M4 s R southern celestial hemisphere marking the start of autumn in the A th ro E Galaxy T e c C Y AUSTRINUSPISCIS a O m s N Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere. U o SE The e O u Teapot h S Double Star F t c R A h SW t A C re E E of t P 23 Mercury 2.1° from Spica at 22h UT (22° from Sun, evening sky). SAGITTARIUS s P Variable Star B a M6 y A E la SCORPIUS a T G r W I 24 Moon near Beehive cluster (M44) at 23h UT (morning sky). IN ge y S Diffuse Nebula B f M7 ilk A Y is M N U h, e O S P h IZ Planetary Nebula 29 New Moon at 8:12 UT. Start of lunation 1061. IN is CORONA T R G ci O T s -H H Au GRUS AUSTRALIS O Open Star Cluster E st -T All times in Universal Time (UT). (USA Eastern Summer Time = UT – 4 hours.) SK rin ON Y us IZ MA . OR Globular Star Cluster P T H O OM FIN FR SAVE ON RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS • http://Skymaps.com/store D The KY A B Sum . T S RIG me SOUTH ead IGH Star Magnitudes HT r Tria verh E N -101234 • Star Atlases & Planispheres • Star Charts & Astro Posters STA ngle stars o TIR R PA – Vega, bright E EN • Books for Sky Watchers • 2009 Astronomy Calendars TTER Altair, and Deneb – three S TH Copyright © 2000–2008 Kym Thalassoudis. All Rights Reserved. N IN SHOW THE SKY KY MAP All sales support the production and free distribution of The Evening Sky Map. INSTRUCTIONS: THE S * TERMS OF USE: FREE FOR NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL USE. ASTRONOMY EDUCATION GROUPS MAY FREELY DISTRIBUTE PRINTED HANDOUTS. FULL DETAILS AT http://Skymaps.com/terms.html About the Celestial Objects Easily Seen with the Naked Eye Listed on this page are several of the brighter, more interesting celestial objects Altair Aql Brightest star in Aquila. Name means "the flying eagle". Dist=16.7 ly. visible in the evening sky this month (refer to the monthly sky map). The objects are Capella Aur The 6th brightest star. Appears yellowish in color. Spectroscopic binary. Dist=42 ly. Arcturus Boo Orange, giant K star. Name means "bear watcher". Dist=36.7 ly. grouped into three categories. Those that can be easily seen with the naked eye (that δ Cephei Cep Cepheid prototype.
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