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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 r n e h s t k r y o . n O T N h e e h Z t 3 s I b e C t r i a R g I n h i R O t m C s o H t d L a r , E s E r e “ t H ( i n n T F u O a H NORTH D R l i e N n M h E e A T ” X , O A f H n o o M C T r i m . I r P O N L S h E E n i Z P s o i “ b t E A N e a H l O SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE l l t M T e R . t T s Y N H n E ” o K E c ) W . S Capella e . T T h E U W T B T R h N W D e E T T W M H A The Evening Sky Map i PERSEUS JANUARY 2017 l E C k γ And O FREE* EACH MONTH FOR YOU TO EXPLORE, LEARN & ENJOY THE NIGHT SKY y S L K W AURIGA Y E a R y M . A r ( A h a S SKY MAP SHOWS HOW Get Sky Calendar on Twitter P t Algol a T s z C A y E e R l J b O Sky Calendar – January 2017 http://twitter.com/skymaps b B THE NIGHT SKY LOOKS a U a M38 i n O GEMINI N r d a L D M36 v o ANDROMEDA A NE I I n s T M37 Castor EARLY JAN PM T 10 u S m 1 Mars 0.02° South of Neptune (59° from Sun, evening sky) at 7h UT. S o E NW C a m L E p a E N ) f C LATE JAN 9 PM T Mags. 0.9 and 7.9. i e . M33 Pollux s E (Add 1 Hour For Daylight Saving) h N R t t O h ( Z a SKY MAP DRAWN FOR e J r I i U g 2 Moon near Venus (47° from Sun, evening sky) at 8h UT. Mag. –4.4. R M35 Pleiades S M a O A LATITUDE OF 35° T l s H a n A x i E SOUTH AND IS y M1 S a 3 Moon near Mars (58° from Sun) at 7h UT. Mag. 0.9. H t i Hamal Y T n n SUITABLE FOR O o S TAURUS w U CANCER c I M44 h LATITUDES UP , A 3 Quadrantid Meteor Shower peaks at 14h UT. Active E i e ARIES L c R l γ Aldebaran h C a E TO 15° NORTH Hyades R h o D between December 28 and January 12. Produces up to 120 I u W C OR SOUTH O r Cr 69 Cr I e MINOR R N 2264 S h E OF THIS CANIS meteors per hour. Radiant is in northern Boötes. u G T T n , U N s l O O Betelgeuse i u E e W t C E Procyon 4 Earth at Perihelion (closest to Sun) at 14h UT. The Sun- s L e 2244 ) . I H C P T MONOCEROS M67 D S ORION T PISCES n I O a Earth distance is 0.983309 a.u. or 147.1 million kilometers. D C o r i N k Regulus T t H A a s l E k ) l σ 2232 5 at 19:47 UT. i First Quarter Moon e H e C t T M42 s O s I M n a N o r P E Rigel Mira β M50 8 Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 22h UT. e c A Z ( t S r e M48 S n D q i D a u A 9 Moon very near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 12h UT. Sirius f i I E CETUS M47 r R e e H E d h R Occultation visible from Asia. C M46 T E T t MAJOR V CANIS o I O O ERIDANUS LEPUS s M41 N γ Alphard e 10 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 5:56 UT Y Circlet L e T T H i C t A (363,238 km; angular size 32.9'). E . T R I EAST A k D α P 12 Full Moon at 11:34 UT. P Y FORNAX Diphda E K HYDRA A S R Mars E 12 Venus at greatest elongation east (47.2° from S 2451 PUPPIS WEST H A T T L h Sun, evening sky) at 13h UT. Mag. –4.4. 2477 F O e Venus O N 253 . l S T G θ e o 3242 R g u T 13 Moon near Beehive cluster (morning sky) at 13h UT. i L A H t 2 Canopus R P h E e o E B r t H 15 Moon very near Regulus (morning sky) at 3h UT. n O r T T C AQUARIUS a S T r n 2547 I O o r Occultation visible from southern South America. s e M PHOENIX P s h A CRATER CARINA c O ( C IC 2391 A M F 19 Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 7h UT. Mag. –2.1. r u 2516 E T m H x 3132 H o ) SCULPTOR T E r f 19 (morning sky) at 10h UT. i LMC ζ F Moon near Spica s M y O A l Achernar a o 2070 P R w Fomalhaut w E 19 Mercury at greatest elongation west (24° from Sun, I 7293 s T S i t n i N E T R β s H t C morning sky) at 10h UT. Mag. –0.1. h 3114 2808 d E e 3293 n E i S s H A w T o SMC M u GRUS , . 19 Last Quarter Moon at 22:13 UT. t y S E h g E A - IC 2602 47 Tuc o e 3372 l M S 3532 o I a T 22 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 0h UT (distance s h T t t H e TUCANA y D E r PISCIS N n m 404,914 km; angular size 29.5'). D A s k I k 3918 MUSCA SCP e S R y AUSTRINUS e E E Alnair r T C b G A 24 Moon near Saturn (54° from Sun, morning sky) at 11h UT. Mag. 0.5. T u CRUX D I t n O i N N w Acrux r I Symbols i e A T ll Coalsack iv T 26 Moon near Mercury (23° from Sun, evening sky) at 0h UT. Mag. –0.2. H c r R A l E T i a C Galaxy m 4755 , Y b CENTAURUS s N O u 28 at 0:07 UT. Start of lunation 1164. U h SE n O New Moon i a S Double Star F g d R A h SW i A C e Er E E r P 31 Moon near Venus (45° from Sun, evening sky) at 17h UT. Mag. –4.6. in TRIANGULUM n P Variable Star B io A E co AUSTRALE PAVO t G m lla IT IN i ω e S Diffuse Nebula 31 Moon, Venus and Mars within a 5.5° circle (evening sky) at 22h UT. n Cen β Cen κ st A B g n Y m 5128 o N U o c ZO SI nt he I Planetary Nebula N hs α Cen T OR More sky events and links at http://Skymaps.com/skycalendar/ G . H TH 6752 O- Open Star Cluster E -T SK ON All times in Universal Time (UT). (Australian Eastern Summer Time = UT + 11 hours.) Y IZ MA 5822 OR Globular Star Cluster P T 6025 H O F OM FIN rom FR SAVE ON RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS • http://Skymaps.com/store D so ). KY A B uth SCP T S RIG ern le ( IGH Star Magnitudes HT latit SOUTH al Po E N -1 0 1 2 3 4 • Star Atlases & Planispheres • Star Charts & Astro Posters STA udes, elesti TIR R PA stars ap South C E EN TTER pear to rotate around the S TH Copyright © 2000–2016 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).