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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 o l P l u & x r , o w t O N s e a r e C Z , c y o I C g n o s l R I i o d R e h O t r C e y H d m L p E k E a e t e H ( r r o T F G n O f s D o R NORTH a N i s M n E n A t i X O s w A H t o C M T f e . I s h P e t N L S a E , E f s Z P a e r “ e E SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE m A N r i H s O t . M T R t n T Y N e H E i c ” K E ) n W S . a . T Capella T n E U I W B R N The Evening Sky Map W D LYNX E T T FEBRUARY 2011 WH T A h E C FREE* EACH MONTH FOR YOU TO EXPLORE, LEARN & ENJOY THE NIGHT SKY e O S L n K a Y E m R M e A A AURIGA SKY MAP SHOWS HOW A Get Sky Calendar on Twitter S P T l p . C A r h E R e a J Sky Calendar – February 2011 t http://twitter.com/skymaps O r THE NIGHT SKY LOOKS s B d U u O l M38 N i c s L D r A A NE a I I r t EARLY FEB 10 PM T a T s Castor S b S 1 Moon near Mercury (16° from Sun, morning sky) at 17h UT. M37 PERSEUS M36 s i E NW C c e L E d E a N LATE FEB 9 PM a C n T y GEMINI Pollux d . 3 New Moon at 2:31 UT. Start of lunation 1090. E (Add 1 Hour For Daylight Saving) H N R m e O ( e h SKY MAP DRAWN FOR Z J t a I U n R 4 Mars at conjunction with the Sun at 17h UT. The red planet f S s M35 A LATITUDE OF 35° o O T “ H e s A c SOUTH AND IS CANCER E o passes into the morning sky. S n l H M1 i a M44 Y t T Pleiades t SUITABLE FOR Sickle a O s i S r U y I d Hyades 6 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 23h UT (distance LATITUDES UP A o E e γ L n R h C TO 15° NORTH e t E R ” 405,924 km; angular size 29.7'). LEO e D I Aldebaran Regulus M67 d c OR SOUTH C MINOR O i e I ORION w R s 2264 CANIS N t OF THIS c E E 7 Moon near Jupiter at 4h UT. Mag. –2.1. G r C T Cr 69 Cr i L n b I U N a TAURUS P i O Denebola O T h n Betelgeuse I t 2244 W g C E 8 Alpha Centaurids meteor shower peaks at 11h UT. MONOCEROS e Procyon ) H w r T S o e O Favorable year for a sometimes major southern shower. l D m l N T i s t i H A s r About 6 meteors/hour but can peak at up to 25/hour. E ) p 2232 e σ M48 H C t o T s O s M42 M50 I u Produces bright, fast meteors. Active Jan 28 to Feb 21. i M l t N β c i P E o A r Z n ( a Best observed in the pre-dawn hours. S Rigel Alphard M47 t S i s D n D Sirius A M46 s VIRGO t I E e HYDRA 11 First Quarter Moon at 7:18 UT. h R d H e E a MAJOR R C i s E T e k CANIS l V I 11 Moon near the Pleiades at 23h UT (evening sky). y M41 PISCES P O O . N e Mira Y k L h T γ T 12 Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 19h UT. T H C 3242 A E T LEPUS R I EAST CRATER 16 Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at A D P γ 2451 P Y 2477 CETUS E 22h UT. K A S R E Saturn S WEST H 18 Moon near Regulus (midnight sky) at 8h UT. US A PUPPIS T T N L h F O M104 A e α O N 18 Full Moon at 8:36 UT. S 2 T G 3132 L o R T u ERID A H t CORVUS P h 2547 . 19 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 7h UT E y e E I C 2391 a B r H n O s W T (358,247 km; 33.8'). θ Spica T C CARINA opu y S T r Can I O o k da l i M s FORNAX P 21 Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 12h UT. Mag. +0.5. s M A O ( M C 251 Diph e F 3114 r 6 h E T u t 22 Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 0h UT. H H x 3293 R , ) T E y i 28 x F M s 08 a l O 24 Last Quarter Moon at 23:26 UT. A i R Hyd 3532 C a n 33 LM 253 R P 070 g 2 7 E t 2 r I h T S IC 2602 u 25 Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 5h UT. e 39 N o T 18 E H s C o o t E u E M83 CRUX 25 Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 9h S t s H A h e T - i M e x . Acrux a S UT. The planet passes into the evening sky. E a 5128 Co MUSC Achernar l s alsa ζ E A t A a ω 4755 ck g M S e Cen I r T T n n The Zodiacal Light is caused by sunlight reflected off o H s SMC i D E k β n N y TUCANA a A D . p meteoric dust in the plane of the solar system. Choose a I I SCP c PHOENIX S R t Tu m E E o w CEN 47 c T C SCULPTOR A clear, moonless night, about 1–2 hours after sunset, and look T i β D I ll TAURUS Cen re O c a N Symbols N l I im ) A for a large triangular- shaped glow extending up from the T C T H b M R A α S E T h Cen C Galaxy horizon (along the ecliptic). The best months to view the Zodiacal ig TRIANGULUM & Y h N O e SE C O U r AUSTRALE M L S Double Star Light is when the ecliptic is almost vertical at the horizon: March F in 5822 ( R A GRUS SW s A C th d E E. e u P Variable Star and April (evening) and October–November (morning); times reversed B s lo P E k C A G y ic IT IN in 6025 n S Diffuse Nebula for the southern hemisphere. c lla A BY o e m ag ON US in M Z Planetary Nebula More sky events and links at http://Skymaps.com/skycalendar/ I g e RI NG m κ h O T on T -H H th Alnair O Open Star Cluster All times in Universal Time (UT). (Australian Eastern Summer Time = UT + 11 hours.) E s. PAVO -T SK ON Y IZ MA OR Globular Star Cluster P T H O F OM FIN rom 6752 FR SAVE ON RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS • http://Skymaps.com/store D so . KY A B uth CP) T S RIG ern SOUTH le (S IGH Star Magnitudes HT latitu l Po E N -101234 • Star Atlases & Planispheres • Star Charts & Astro Posters STA des, elestia TIR R PA stars ap South C E EN • Books for Sky Watchers • Telescopes & Binoculars TTER pear to rotate around the S TH Copyright © 2000–2011 Kym Thalassoudis. All Rights Reserved. N IN SHOW THE SKY KY MAP Help 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 Sirius CMa The brightest star in the sky. Also known as the "Dog Star". Dist=8.6 ly. visible in the evening sky this month (refer to the monthly sky map). The objects are Procyon CMi Greek name meaning "before the dog" - rises before Sirius (northern latitudes). Dist=11.4 ly. Canopus Car Second brightest star in the sky. 14,000 times more luminous than the Sun. Dist=309 ly. grouped into three categories. Those that can be easily seen with the naked eye (that β Centauri Cen With Alpha Centauri, forms the so-called "Pointers-to-the-Cross".
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