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T Mizar T E U W B R . t N i D W C a E e T s T W e H t A The Evening Sky Map s o JANUARY 2020 E C r o O FREE* EACH MONTH FOR YOU TO EXPLORE, LEARN & ENJOY THE NIGHT SKY t S a L K n d Y d E e r R i P M ν Thuban A u o A q l S SKY MAP SHOWS HOW l Get Sky Calendar on Twitter P Etamin e u T r x C A e E R a r Vega J O r Dipper Sky Calendar – January 2020 http://twitter.com/skymaps a e B THE NIGHT SKY LOOKS U s O t The Big The N e h i L D ε k e A s NE I I t T w k EARLY JAN PM T 8 r S S 2 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 1h UT (distance 404,580 km; i a n E NW C D L R Lyr R E s E . o N y C LATE JAN 7 PM n T angular size 29.5'). x MAJOR . s E a DRACO LYRA l N R o a O URSA f ( g Z SKY MAP DRAWN FOR J L I e U 3 First Quarter Moon at 4:46 UT. e R Dipper d S m “ O A LATITUDE OF 40° T a T O o H P Little MINOR O h A i L Albireo n A R E NORTH AND IS r 4 Quadrantid Meteor Shower peaks at 8h UT. Active between S I S ” H u c T URSA Y H T l E o SUITABLE FOR O a M81 N O S s s U R i T I M82 December 28 and January 12. Produces up to 120 meteors s H LATITUDES UP i S ) A E c T A CYGNUS χ p a R L NCP R a l C E TO 15° NORTH per hour. Radiant in northern Boötes. R m m D I Polaris y C OR SOUTH O n β t o I h R N 5 Earth at Perihelion (closest to Sun) at 8h UT. The Sun- o E OF THIS d G M27 l T n o U a N g O b O Earth distance is 0.983244 a.u. or 147.1 million kilometers. y Deneb μ . W y E z ) H a T S h 7 Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 4h UT. CEPHEUS CAMELOPARDALIS O ( LYNX D M39 61 N y T δ a H A E 7 (evening sky) at 21h UT. W Moon near Aldebaran ) H C y CASSIOPEIA T O k l I M i 10 Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at N P M E E A C Z γ L e ( S I 15h UT. The elusive planet passes into the evening sky. h S P η T D T D I C Cluster A I E M44 Capella R Double Castor 10 Full Moon at 19:22 UT. H E R DELPHINUS Pollux C E T M67 V I O 10 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse from 17:08 to 21:12 UT, O CANCER N Y L T AURIGA mid-eclipse at 19:10 UT. Best seen near mid-eclipse. T H C A E M36 T M15 M31 R Visible worldwide except most of N and S America. I EAST γ A GEMINI M37 D P Algol P M38 Y E 12 Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (morning sky) K Enif A MINOR S CANIS PERSEUS R M35 E S WEST at 2h UT. H A T T PEGASUS L F h O Procyon M1 e M33 ANDROMEDA ! O N 13 Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 15h UT. y T G t Great Squareof Pegasus M2 a h R Pleiades TAURUS w T r A e H 2264 a P 13 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 20:23 UT Hamal e E s ARIES r E b Aldebaran B a r H M48 (distance 365,958 km; angular size 32.7'). O i e T g Cr 69 γ y T Betelgeuse h S T 2244 t I O t h 17 (morning sky) at 9h UT. M s P Moon near Spica g t i PISCES A a Hyades l O MONOCEROS r Circlet M F s n 17 at 12:59 UT. ORION o E Last Quarter Moon T “ i i l H H l n AQUARIUS 2232 i T E a m F 18 Mars 4.7° N of Antares (morning sky) at 9h UT. M l M50 O A i 5 n . P R e 2 σ E Mags. 1.5 and 1.0. I ” M47 β T y S M46 i x N n M42 a T l E H C t Mira a 20 Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 18h UT. E h g E e S Rigel Venus a H A s Sirius CETUS T s M o CANIS i . 20 Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 21h UT. Mag. 1.5. u S E t MAJOR t I E A h - ? M S e s I T 23 Moon near Jupiter (21° from Sun, morning sky) at 3h UT. T a LEPUS e H s 7293 y t e D M41 E f r N o A Mag. –1.9. D r u I m o S R y E E w Diphda h T C t A 24 New Moon at 21:43 UT. Start of lunation 1201. T h i D I a γ w O t N N i ) I Symbols s 1 A T k 3 T 27 Venus 0.07° SE of Neptune (40° from Sun, evening sky) at H n M R A o ( E Galaxy T w 253 y C Y n x 21h UT. Neptune appears like a pale blue dot. Mags. –4.1 and 7.9. O a N U a SE l O s a S Double Star F t FORNAX G R A h ERIDANUS α SW a A 28 Moon near Venus (40° from Sun, evening sky) at 11h UT. Mag. –4.1. C e d E E “ e P . B m P Variable Star B el ro A EG t SCULPTOR d T 29 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 21h UT (distance 405,393 km; I o n I N f A S Diffuse Nebula B O e A Y rio h N angular size 29.5'). U n t O S ”. ee IZ Planetary Nebula IN s R G ou O More sky events and links at http://Skymaps.com/skycalendar/ T y -H HE an TO Open Star Cluster S θ C N- KY O M IZ All times in Universal Time (UT). (USA Eastern Standard Time = UT – 5 hours.) A Th OR Globular Star Cluster P T e P H O lei y. OM FIN ade arb FR SAVE ON RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS • http://Skymaps.com/store D A s, o ne SKY B r Se are T RIG ven ades IGH Star Magnitudes HT Sist SOUTH d Hy E N -1 0 1 2 3 4 • Star Atlases & Planispheres • Star Charts & Astro Posters STA ers, a shape TIR R PA re easily . The V- E EN TTER seen with the naked eye S TH Copyright © 2000–2020 Kym Thalassoudis. All Rights Reserved. • Books for Sky Watchers • Telescopes & Binoculars N IN T SHOW HE 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 Capella Aur The 6th brightest star. Appears yellowish in color. Spectroscopic binary. Dist=42 ly. visible in the evening sky this month (refer to the monthly sky map). The objects are Sirius CMa The brightest star in the sky. Also known as the "Dog Star". Dist=8.6 ly. Procyon CMi Greek name meaning "before the dog" - rises before Sirius (northern latitudes). Dist=11.4 ly. grouped into three categories. Those that can be easily seen with the naked eye (that δ Cephei Cep Cepheid prototype. Mag varies between 3.5 & 4.4 over 5.366 days.