Night sky map June 2018

STAR BRIGHTNESS Zero or brighter 1st magnitude 2nd 3rd 4th

Virgo cluster Denebola Vindemiatrix P Virgo galaxy cluster Venus on the 21st

First quarter Moon on the 20th HYDRA M104 Zubeneschamali Spica LIBRA P Jupiter Zubenelakrab Zubenelgenubi CORVUS HYDRA

M4 Centre of the Galaxy Antares SOUTHERN CENTAURUS CROSS NGC 5139 Eta Carina β-crucis Saturn M6 POINTERS Jewel Box α-crucis P M7 NORMA Alpha Centauri Coalsack CARINA

DIAMOND CROSS FALSE CROSS

Sigma Octantis

OCTANS CHART KEY Bright Faint star MOON PHASE Ecliptic Milky Way Last quarter 07th Celestial Equator New Moon 14th

P Planet First quarter 20th

LMC or Large Magellanic Cloud Full Moon 28th SMC or Small Magellanic Cloud

THE CHART HIGHLIGHTS IN JUNE 2018

This month marks the beginning of winter with the winter The star chart shows the and visible in the night sky for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, solstice, the shortest day of the in the Southern

Canberra, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth for June at about Hemisphere, happening on the 21st. Jupiter can be 7.30pm (local standard time). For Darwin and similar found high in the north, within the of Libra northerly locations, the chart will still apply, but some stars (the Scales). The planet Saturn, can be found in the will be lost off the southern edge while extra stars will be east, within the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer). visible to the north. Stars down to a brightness or Prominent in the sky this month are the constellations of magnitude limit of 4.5 are shown on the star chart. To use Leo (the Lion), Virgo (the Maiden), Libra (the Scales), this star chart, rotate it so that the direction you are facing Scorpius (the Scorpion) and Centaurus (the Centaur). (north, south, east or west) is shown at the bottom. The Crux (the Southern Cross), can be found high in the sky centre of the chart represents the point directly above your in the same upright-orientation that we see on the head, called the zenith point, and the outer circular edge Australian flag. Crux can easily be located as it is always represents the horizon. adjacent to the so-called Pointer stars of Centaurus.

Sydney Observatory is part of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. The Sydney Observatory night sky map was created by Dr M. Anderson using the TheSky software. This month’s edition was prepared by Melissa Hulbert. © 2018 Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney.