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The Evening Sky Map 14 16 18 19 19 20 21 22 8 9 10 11 12 22 23 30 at and Links Sky Events More = UT + 8 Hours.) Time Standard (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 t s c i a p e m d a O ) n N n h a e Z m a s r I d d C r i e n R I g H R O a e h C b H T e L ( a E s E r e ( t H ( U ö T F r o s O B a D R NORTH M n N M o a i E A j t o X O a l r A l H ) e C . M T t . I s P n N S L o E E c P Z e “ E EQUATORIAL EDITION A N h T H O M T R T Y N H E ” K E ) W S . T MINOR T E I U n W B R m URSA N The Evening Sky Map W D y E T t T h JUNE 2013 WH A o E C l FREE* EACH MONTH FOR YOU TO EXPLORE, LEARN & ENJOY THE NIGHT SKY o O M82 S L g . K s y Y E e , R D M m i A r t A a SKY MAP SHOWS HOW S Get Sky Calendar on Twitter M81 P c t T o n C A e ( E i R T J Sky Calendar – June 2013 c http://twitter.com/skymaps O h THE NIGHT SKY LOOKS n B U e a O N D e L D r c DRACO A a NE n I I g i EARLY JUN 9 PM T T s o S 7 Moon near the Pleiades (17° from Sun, morning sky) at 2h UT. S n ” E NW C ) p L i E w E h N Thuban LATE JUN 8 PM C s a T s g . 7 Moon near Mars (12° from Sun, morning sky) at 14h UT. Mag. +1.4. E (Add 1 Hour For Daylight Saving) Dipper Etamin ν n N R s CYGNUS i l O k a ( The Big The SKY MAP DRAWN FOR Z “ i J I n U R h R 8 New Moon at 15:58 UT. Start of lunation 1119. t S b A LATITUDE OF 0° O i T y H w A H AND IS SUITABLE E d MAJOR S & Alcor & e e 9 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 22h UT (distance H r URSA t Y c T FOR LATITUDES UP Mizar a LYNX O u ε i Vega S l U c χ I e 406,486 km; angular size 29.4'). o TO 15° NORTH s A E s . M92 s L R H a C OR SOUTH OF E e R β n M51 LYRA D I 10 Moon near Venus (19° from Sun, evening sky) at 9h UT. i e THIS C O s e Albireo I d R b N M57 E Mag. –3.9. e G BOÖTES e T p v VENATICI i U M94 N a CANES c O O t h e 11 Moon near Pollux (evening sky) at 15h UT. W E s d M13 u ) H l i T n S u BOREALIS O g Cr 399 Cr Caroli D 12 Mercury at greatest elongation, 24° east of Sun t e CORONA h Cor N T R e H A HERCULES d E s (evening sky) at 17h UT. Mag. +0.5. ) M44 k n H C M3 y a CANCER T O I w ) M Gemma ε Mel 111 Mel N 12 Moon near Beehive cluster (46° from Sun, evening n i P E t o A h i Z γ C ( L I S h T M64 sky) at 21h UT. S P e D i I s Sickle LEO L D h A C Arcturus T l I E E e ( R H AQUILA 14 Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 18h UT. f α E M67 t Regulus o R C e E f T Altair L o SERPENS (CAPUT) V I nebola o O 16 First Quarter Moon at 17:24 UT. O t 6633 N De Y IC 4665 IC o L T n T H Vindemiatrix 18 Moon very near Spica (116° from Sun, evening C i A E t T s R I EAST M5 h A sky) at 22h UT. Occultation visible from southern VIRGO D e η P SERPENS a OPHIUCHUS P (CAUDA) Y M12 d E Africa and Madagascar. K . A S γ R M10 . E S h WEST t H 19 Jupiter at conjunction with the Sun at 16h UT. A y T L M11 m F O O k Passes into the morning sky (not visible). N 48 e T G Saturn HYDRA e M R r T A G H 19 Moon near Saturn (127° from Sun, evening sky) Spica M104 P E LIBRA Alphard e M16 CRATER E B m β H at 17h UT. Mag. +0.5. a O T s T M17 S T e I O M23 R h 20 Mercury 1.9° S of Venus (22° from Sun, evening M t P S 3242 M25 M21 c A n O o M20 i M F sky) at 7h UT. Mags. +1.3 and –3.9. An excellent r l p M4 l E T i Antares CORVUS a H u M8 H T E s e opportuntiy to find elusive Mercury. M83 r M22 i a F M s O ) A t 21 June solstice at 5:04 UT. The time when the Sun P h w R e SCORPIUS o E I Nunki r T S s M6 C N c The ( reaches the point farthest north of the celestial T o 6124 E H r Teapot s C p u E SAGITTARIUS M7 E i v 5128 r equator marking the start of summer in the Northern S o H A n o T 6231 C M t . E h CENTAURUS d S Hemisphere and winter in the Southern Hemisphere. a ω n E A t a M AUSTRALISCORONA S i I n 3132 ) T T p 22 Moon near Antares (evening sky) at 0h UT. H G u D r C E e ( N A D e 5822 CRUX r I k e S 22 Venus 5.2° S of Pollux (22° from Sun, evening sky) at 8h UT. R t E E m a T C y r A T t C I h , D Mags. –3.9 and +1.2. O ) o 4755 3918 e N Symbols N lo 6397 β k I g α 3532 a A T y 6025 n T 23 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 11h UT (356,911 km; H Coalsack Acrux S R A k 3293 r E Galaxy T il e C Y le t O d a N 33.5'). Nearest in 2013. Occurs about half an hour before Full U SE 3372 O t (W S Double Star F h R A e 3114 SW ra A Moon so very high tides expected! C h 2 d E E u y P . n IC 260 H P Variable Star B t 2547 A E er TRIANGULUM CARINA ns 23 Full Moon at 11:33 UT. G O IC 2391 o IT IN r MUSCA ti Diffuse Nebula io AUSTRALE R a S B n 6752 ll A Y . te N 30 Last Quarter Moon at 4:54 UT. U ns ZO Planetary Nebula SI 2808 o I N c OR G he H TH κ T O- Open Star Cluster More sky events and links at http://Skymaps.com/skycalendar/ E -T SK ON Y PAVO IZ All times in Universal Time (UT). (Singapore Standard Time = UT + 8 hours.) MA OR Globular Star Cluster P T H O Cru h. OM FIN x ( eat FR SAVE ON RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS • http://Skymaps.com/store D The ben KY A B So tly T S RIG uthe SOUTH irec IGH Star Magnitudes HT rn Cr ) is d E N -101234 • Star Atlases & Planispheres • Star Charts & Astro Posters STA oss) s he Fly TIR R PA tands h usca (T E EN • Books for Sky Watchers • Telescopes & Binoculars TTER igh in the southern sky. M S TH Copyright © 2000–2013 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. Thank you! . 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 Arcturus Boo Orange, giant K star. Name means "bear watcher". Dist=36.7 ly. visible in the evening sky this month (refer to the monthly sky map). The objects are β Centauri Cen With Alpha Centauri, forms the so-called "Pointers-to-the-Cross". Dist=525 ly. α Centauri Cen Nearest bright star to Sun at 4.4 ly. Brilliant double star in a telescope. 80 year period. grouped into three categories. Those that can be easily seen with the naked eye (that Coalsack Cru Most famous naked-eye dark nebula.
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