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R E A I N S D N I O C I A T T C E E D R I A D L O S S N A G P T M H O E C . H N O O R Z m a r w I i e t h h t I t Z s h t e c i R O g p o e l d O N d t e a n H h C t f l e E I n e o R c i H e t C T a l f L l r o e E D t m s N ( n G NORTH F o A r c O e e M t R H k n T O i E m I a f X N C y A t a . E h Z M s o S i l P E o s P L g e H i SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE E y r A T . A “ N M N E O Capella E Y R W T K T H E S ” B . ) . D O W T E r U i T The Evening Sky Map o W R A n N C DECEMBER 2002 , W . O T T e L l h FREE* EACH MONTH FOR YOU TO EXPLORE, LEARN & ENJOY THE NIGHT SKY H a e E γ E M31 h R H w S AURIGA Algol A u K r n Y S o t T SKY MAP SHOWS HOW r e M C e r E t A , s J P i n s B o A O Sky Calendar – December 2002 t THE NIGHT SKY LOOKS M38 h R m L e O PERSEUS a A U b I e r N s T NE ANDROMEDA i S l EARLY DEC PM D g 10 M37 E a h M36 L c 1 Moon near Venus and Mars at 11h UT (morning sky). The thin I t i NW T E e h S C s M33 t t LATE DEC 9 PM . y C c E crescent Moon will form a spectacular compact triangle with N m o (Add 1 Hour For Daylight Saving) N O n a T Z s I E t g SKY MAP DRAWN FOR R R brilliant Venus (mag. –4.7) and Mars (mag. +1.5). Favors dawn e Pleiades n GEMINI O l i ( l t ° a H J A LATITUDE OF 35 n t U Hamal M35 i e skywatchers in South America. E o S s TAURUS H SOUTH AND IS n T e T r ARIES A C i T I E CLIP p S n M1 SUITABLE FOR S e I r 2 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 9h UT (distance t Y γ E h n O Saturn LATITUDES UP L e o Hyades C U i S s t 362,288 km; angular size 33.0'). R TO 15° NORTH u I A of Pegasus of a Aldebaran l m C R l e E m Great Square Great OR SOUTH R t E s e 4 Total Solar Eclipse. The path of totality extends from D T n r OF THIS O o U s I Cr 69 Cr PISCES c k N O PEGASU southern Africa to southern Australia. A partial eclipse y G e E . g H N T r 2264 T h a O will be visible from most parts of Africa and Australia. l e W D a 3 Betelgeuse ) N s A ORION i S s t O MINOR 2244 4 New Moon at 7:34 UT. Beginning of lunation 989. ) Mira s a CANIS u H r T t s T H e I i E ° C Circlet n M 6 Venus 1.5 from Mars at 12h UT (morning sky). N E CETUS C Procyon σ ONOCEROS a Z O ( l M M42 Enif i n D 2232 11 First Quarter Moon at 15:49 UT. P e A A Rigel E S m S H a ERIDANUS R 13 Geminid Meteor Shower. Produces bright, D k β E e I V R u O M E medium-speed meteors at its peak on the night of Diphda LEPUS p C 50 Y T L h Sirius I T i December 13–14. O s C N α E b R e M2 T I γ l M H FORNAX t EAST D 14 Moon at apogee (furthest from Earth) at 4h UT 253 48 . A Y M41 T . MAJOR M47 CANIS ) K A M46 s (distance 404,914 km; angular size 29.5'). AQUARIUS S e P c E P s E H i WEST A T 17 Saturn at opposition. Visible all night long, the P ( R θ F S h O 7293 s ringed planet is at its closest (disk diameter A i T f L R O k o SCULPTOR A 20.7") and brightest (mag. –0.5) in 30 years. An N P Fomalhaut w G t E T 7009 e awesome sight even in a small telescope! H H h T PU t E 2451 S f I B Canopus IX o PPIS 2 ζ O 19 Moon near Saturn at 15h UT. P 47 t T s A T OEN 7 o O Achernar M L GRUS PISCIS C 2 PH M m 19 Full Moon at 19:10 UT. The full Moon of December a E n n r H O AUSTRINUS i CAPRICORNUS e T F s h is known as the “Moon Before Yule” in old almanacs. β F t T M O H u a LMC o E j R o s A E M N Alnair 22 December solstice at 1:14 UT. The time when the r 2547 CA e T A i 2070 h s TU N P t E Sun reaches the point farthest south of the celestial a SMC f C I o S p 47 Tuc E r 2516 d T o IC 2391 H a equator marking the start of summer in the Southern H m T e . E i h n S S e E A e CARIN Hemisphere and winter in the Northern Hemisphere. n h M M t t I E A s T c t A o D 23 Moon near Jupiter at 15h UT. n 2808 S n S s e N t s A T e R e H l SCP RIU r S ° E la 3132 p E 26 Mercury at greatest elongation, 20 east of the Sun. t e T D i r A I o 3114 t R n a D E GITTA h N Visible low in the west-southwest at dusk (mag. –0.5). C t t I Symbols T h A I a PAVO SA rs T O t IC 2602 a N d 3293 t R e s E Galaxy 27 Last Quarter Moon at 0:31 UT. T p 3372 κ t C H ic in N A t SE MUSCA 6752 a O T s 3532 f S Double Star Y t 7 R 30 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 1h UT (distance 367,902 km; O h f A U e SW o E F la TRIANGULUM g P A r n P Variable Star angular size 32.5'). C g AUSTRALE CORONA i A E er Acrux r T . o a I B f AUSTRALIS is S Diffuse Nebula E O 3918 t A 30 Moon near Venus and Mars at 2h UT (morning sky). Favors dawn GI ri Coalsack le N o c ON B n’ ir Z Y s C RI Planetary Nebula skywatchers in South Africa. U tw he O S o 4755 T -H IN do CRUX O Open Star Cluster G gs -T All times in Universal Time (UT). Australian Eastern Summer Time = UT + 11 hours. TH . 6397 ON E IZ SK OR Globular Star Cluster Y M β 6025 H A T CENTAURUS Cen α OM P T he Cen es. FR *TERMS OF USE: Visit Skymaps.com to download and print one (1) copy of this publication for your O F La laxi KY IN rge ga T S personal non-commercial use. No other use is authorized without the prior written permission of the D A Mag arby GH Star Magnitudes BR ellan SOUTH e ne NI -101234 copyright owner. Educators, astronomy clubs and others can apply for permission to make and distribute IGH ic Clo C) ar TIRE T ST ud (LM oud (SM EN AR P C) and the Small Magellanic Cl THE printed copies by completing the Copyright Permission Form at http://www.skymaps.com/permission.html ATTE HOWS Copyright © 2002 Kym Thalassoudis. All Rights Reserved. RN IN T MAP S HE SKY. INSTRUCTIONS: THE SKY Skymaps.com/store • Save 10 to 30% on Astronomy Books & Posters And help support the production and distribution of this FREE publication 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. grouped into three categories. Those that can be easily seen with the naked eye (that Procyon CMi Greek name meaning "before the dog" - rises before Sirius (northern latitudes).
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