A Skywatcher's Year Jeff Kanipe Index

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Achernar 13, 30, 181 Canis Minor 22 Dog Star, see Sirius Aldebaran 15, 22, 27, 180, 181 Canopus 26–8, 30, 181 Double Cluster 96–8 Alderamin 45 Capella 22, 24, 26, 27, 30, 115, 181 Draco 45 Alpha Centauri 30, 53, 59, 181 Capricornus 87–9 Dumbbell Nebula 73, 74 Algol 109–10 Carina 27 Altair 64, 77, 90, 181 Cassiopeia 15, 86, 96 Earth’s axis 3, 13, 40, 65, 93 Amalthea 24 mythology 98–100 eclipses Ankaa 47 Castor 15, 22, 27, 116 lunar 132–3 Andromeda 15, 86 celestial equator 2–3 nodes 128 mythology 98–100 celestial meridian 2 observing 131–2 Andromeda Galaxy 13, 104–6 celestial sphere 1 solar 129–31 Antares 64, 66, 81, 84, 181 Cepheids 104–5 ecliptic 3 Apus 103 Cepheus 15 El Nath 33 Aquila 64, 77 mythology 98–100 Erichthonius 25 Arcturus 38, 56–7, 62, 81, 181 Cetus Eta Aquarid meteor shower 53–4, Argo Navis 27 mythology 99 101 Auriga 15, 22, 23–6, 32, 115 Coalsack 70 aurorae Coma Berenices 60 ﬁst, calibrating 41 cause 127 Coma star cluster 59–60 Fomalhaut 16, 91, 94, 103, 181 display 126–7 Comet Halley 79, 101 47 Tucanae 29 myths about 127 Comet Swift–Tuttle 83 autumnal equinox 3, 93–4 Comet Tempel–Tuttle 106 gegenschein 37 Cornucopia 24 Gemini 15, 22, 34–5, 116 Bayer system 6–7 Corona Borealis 56, 62, 77 Geminid meteor shower 112–14 Beehive Cluster 47–9 Corvus 59 globular clusters 79 Beta Centauri 30, 53, 59, 181 Crux 30, 45, 49, 54, 57–9 Goat Star, see Capella Betelgeuse 21, 111–12, 180, 181 culmination 2 Grus 103 Big Dipper 42, 51–3 Cygnus 45, 69, 77–8, 90, 181 blue Moon 144–6 Hadar, see Beta Centauri Boötes 54–6, 62 degrees 4 Harvest Moon 142–4 as Atlas 55–6 Delta Aquarid meteor shower 79 at various latitudes 143–4 Deneb 45, 63, 69, 77–8, 90, 181 Hera 69 Cancer 47 directions in the sky 3–4 Hercules 69 Canis Major 17, 22, 76 Dog Days 75–7 Hippodamia 25

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lag of the seasons 12 prominent features 135–8 Polaris 42–5 Lagoon Nebula 73, 75 umbra 133 Polaris Australe 45 Leo 49 Myrtilos 25 Pollux 15, 22, 27, 116, 181 Leonid meteor shower 106–8 Praesepe, see Beehive Cluster light-year 90 NGC 253 110 prime vertical 2 Little Dipper 2 NGC 346 29 Procyon 22, 27, 115–16, 181 lunar eclipse, see Moon NGC 362 29 Puppid–Velid meteor shower 114 Lyra 45, 77 NGC 869, see Double Cluster Puppis 27 Lyrid meteor shower 50–1 NGC 884, see Double Cluster NGC 2070 29 Quadrantid meteor shower 15–16 M3 56 noctilucent clouds 67–8 M6 and M7 73 nodes 128 Regulus 26, 49–50, 181 M8, see Lagoon Nebula North America Nebula 73, 74 Rigel 22, 181 M11 73, 75 north celestial pole 2, 42–5 Rigel Kentaurus, see Alpha Centauri M13 79–81 Northern Cross, see Cygnus Ring Nebula 73 M16 73, 75 North Galactic Pole 60 M17 73, 75 galaxies visible near 62 Sagittarius 70, 85 M20, see Triﬁd Nebula North Star, see Polaris Sagittarius arm 20, 71 M2573, 75 Saturn Nebula 89 M27, see Dumbbell Nebula Octans 45 Scorpii–Sagittarid meteor shower M29 73, 74 Oenomaus 25 60 M30 89 Omega Centauri 59 Scorpius 64, 66, 70, 77, 84 M31, see Andromeda Galaxy Orion 15, 21, 30, 110 mythology 84–5 M33 105 Orion arm 20 seconds of arc 5 M3535 Orionid meteor shower 101–2 Seven Sisters, see Pleiades M36, M37, M38 32–4 Orion Nebula 30–2 sidereal day 95 M57, see Ring Nebula Sigma Octantis, see Polaris M67 49 Pan 87 Australe M72 89 Pavo 102 Sirius 15, 17–19, 22, 26, 27, 45, M73 89 Pegasus 15, 86 76–7, 115, 181 M7589 mythology 100 Sirius B 17–18 Magellanic Clouds 28–30, 98 Pelops 25 solar day 95 Magellanic stream 28 Perseid meteor shower 81–4 solar eclipse, see Sun magnitudes 5–6 Perseus 15, 86, 97 south celestial pole 2, 45–7 Messier, Charles 30 mythology 100 Southern Cross, see Crux Milky Way Perseus arm 20 Spica 47, 181 center of 70–2 Phoenix 47, 102–3 stellar motions 15 mythology 69 Piscis Austrinus 91 summer solstice 3, 65–6 rifts in 70, 74 planets, features and observing Summer Triangle 68, 77–9 summer 68–70 Mercury 149 Sun winter 19–20 Venus 149–50 as a star 119–20 Mimosa 59, 181 Mars 150–1 eclipses 129–32, 155–60 minutes of arc 5 Jupiter 151 faculae 122 Mira 16 Saturn 151–2 ﬁlters 124, 132 Moon Uranus 152 observing 123–6 eclipses 132–3, 161–3 Neptune 152 projection method 124–5 inclination 128 Pluto 152 sunspot cycles 122 moonrise 138–40 locating 164–77 telescopes for solar observing observing 134–8 oppositions 178–9 123 penumbra 133 Pleiades 15, 108–9, 115 Supernova 1987A 29

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Tarantula Nebula 29 Tropic of Capricorn 41 vernal equinox 3, 39 Taurus 15, 22, 115 Tucana 103 Virginid meteor shower 49 3200 Phaethon 113 Typhon 87 Thuban 45 winter clock 20–2 tides 140–2 Ursa Major 42 winter solstice 3, 11 torrid zone 41 Trapezium 31 Vega 45, 54, 57, 62–3, 77, 89, 90, 92, zenith 2 Triﬁd Nebula 73, 75 181 Zeus 25, 68–9 Tropic of Cancer 41 Vela 27 zodiacal light 36–8