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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 a r o e u t a n t d o r O t N h o e t Z r N a o I e C r p t h R p I a C R O s e r l C e a H t s L s t i E E , a s l e H ( P d T F o u O l t e i D t R NORTH ( a N N M l E C A n X P O r ) Etamin A e H . h C M T t . I r P o N S L n E E P Z m “ o E NORTHERN HEMISPHERE A N r H F O ν M T R T U Y N H s E e ” K E . ) t ) W S . h a . T e T d E U e B W B R i m g N D o W DRACO The Evening Sky Map r E D T d T i FEBRUARY 2011 WH p n A p E C A ( e FREE* EACH MONTH FOR YOU TO EXPLORE, LEARN & ENJOY THE NIGHT SKY O S r r L K e ( Y t o E h r R M g P A A u l SKY MAP SHOWS HOW o S Get Sky Calendar on Twitter a P T u d CYGNUS C A g E & h R M51 J Sky Calendar – February 2011 ) O http://twitter.com/skymaps ) THE NIGHT SKY LOOKS B s U l o u O N c e L D a h t A p NE e I I e EARLY FEB PM Cor Caroli Cor 8 T d T C S 1 Moon near Mercury (16° from Sun, morning sky) at 17h UT. S Thuban ( i & Alcor & E n NW C d L Deneb E t E n N Mizar LATE FEB PM h 7 M94 C a 61 T e b . E 3 New Moon at 2:31 UT. Start of lunation 1090. s n N R u VENATICI o O Dipper h ( r SKY MAP DRAWN FOR Z J t r I h U Little e CANES R 4 Mars at conjunction with the Sun at 17h UT. The red planet - S h A LATITUDE OF 40° Dipper O e T a M39 H y The Big The s CEPHEUS A b NORTH AND IS t β E MINOR μ S passes into the morning sky. e y H r k Y T n URSA SUITABLE FOR s O S s U e I k h 6 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 23h UT (distance LATITUDES UP y A t E L R t n o NCP C TO 15° NORTH E i R 405,924 km; angular size 29.7'). f D I d i δ OR SOUTH n C O R e TA Polaris TH S HE NOR i d S” T I LARI O R P n N “TO OF THIS E P 7 Moon near Jupiter at 4h UT. Mag. –2.1. a G T o p M82 M81 l U N m a MAJOR O O r o i c URSA W s 8 Alpha Centaurids meteor shower peaks at 11h UT. E c , ) H a t T S h s i O Favorable year for a sometimes major southern shower. e D a N T N i H A o e CASSIOPEIA About 6 meteors/hour but can peak at up to 25/hour. E r p ) t o H h C i η T O s I s s Produces bright, fast meteors. Active Jan 28 to Feb 21. SUS M t N a a P E C r A Z . ( n Best observed in the pre-dawn hours. S Cluster e S Double D PEGA e LYNX D LEO A u I E q M31 11 First Quarter Moon at 7:18 UT. CAMELOPARDALIS R H I l E n a R C c E T a i V I 11 Moon near the Pleiades at 23h UT (evening sky). n h γ ANDROMEDA O O t c Sickle γ y N i Capella Y e L m n T T 12 Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 19h UT. Pegasus of H t AURIGA e C Great Square Great A t h E CANCER i T T R m I EAST Castor 16 Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at A Algol e D P s M33 , P Y Regulus E K 22h UT. t Pollux h A E S C M38 l L e R I P E T M44 PERSEUS S I WEST t C H 18 Moon near Regulus (midnight sky) at 8h UT. w A M37 T M36 Circlet i L Hama n F . O s r O N e M67 γ 18 Full Moon at 8:36 UT. o ARIES t T G M35 f GEMINI s R u T G l A H PISCES r c P 19 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 7h UT e E M1 r e E Pleiades CANIS a B k MINOR t H O s T (358,247 km; 33.8'). m T s S T y e I O t h HYDRA Jupiter d M P 21 Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 12h UT. Mag. +0.5. o a Aldebaran y A O l Procyon o 2264 Cr 69 ades H M F g Betelgeuse Hy e E 22 Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 0h UT. T y H , 2244 h H t C T E TAURUS a f F M s Alph o t MONOCEROS O 24 Last Quarter Moon at 23:26 UT. A o e Mira R P r M48 c n E I & ard T S a 25 Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 5h UT. CETUS t N P ORION 2232 s E T o i H C l d l E u σ E e 25 Mercury at superior conjunction with the Sun at 9h S x h H , A M50 t T w M42 M β e . e c S UT. The planet passes into the evening sky. E M47 i r E A e w Rigel t M S c M46 I Diphda T T o Sirius n The Zodiacal Light is caused by sunlight reflected off H n a D s h E i t N d CANIS A D e e meteoric dust in the plane of the solar system. Choose a I r MAJOR r S R e o E E d m T C p ERIDANUS 253 A clear, moonless night, about 1–2 hours after sunset, and look T M41 s D I a i O tr r N Symbols N o te I for a large triangular- shaped glow extending up from the n s A T γ LEPUS u T H sa k l R A i c E Galaxy T n r C horizon (along the ecliptic). The best months to view the Zodiacal Y t a O s st N U o SE α O f s S Double Star Light is when the ecliptic is almost vertical at the horizon: March F s FORNAX e R A e SW d A C a ia E E fa e P . r P Pl P Variable Star and April (evening) and October–November (morning); times reversed B e UP A E rs PIS e G . Th IT for the southern hemisphere. IN S Diffuse Nebula B 2451 A Y M 2477 N U a O S gn IZ Planetary Nebula More sky events and links at http://Skymaps.com/skycalendar/ IN if R G ic ). O T en or -H HE t O in TO Open Star Cluster All times in Universal Time (UT). (USA Eastern Standard Time = UT – 5 hours.) S ri θ M N- KY on nis ZO M do Ca RI Globular Star Cluster AP m & HO T ina jor M O F tes Ma RO IN th nis F SAVE ON RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS • http://Skymaps.com/store D A e so (Ca SKY B uth rby T RIG ern SOUTH nea IGH Star Magnitudes HT sky. ogs E N -101234 • Star Atlases & Planispheres • Star Charts & Astro Posters STA The c two d TIR R PA onstella ith his E EN • Books for Sky Watchers • Telescopes & Binoculars TTER tion represents a hunter w 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 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).