Sydney Observatory night sky map November 2011 A map for each month of the year, to help you learn about the night sky www.sydneyobservatory.com.au

This star chart shows the stars and constellations visible in the night sky for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth for November 2011 at about 7.30pm (Local Standard Time) or 8.30pm (Local Daylight Savings Time). For Darwin and similar locations the chart will still apply, but some stars will be lost off the southern edge while extra stars will be visible to the north. Stars down to a brightness or magnitude limit of 4.5 are shown. To use the chart, rotate it so that the direction you are facing (north, south, east or west) is shown at the bottom. The centre of the chart represents the point directly

above your head, called the zenith, and the outer circular edge represents the horizon. h t r

No Star brightness Moon phase First quarter: 03rd Zero or brighter st Full Moon: 11th 1 magnitudePERSEUS nd Deneb Last quarter: 19th

2 LACERTA New Moon: 25th

rd N Andromeda Galaxy CYGNUS

3 E Vega ANDROMEDA W

th 4 LYRA N TRIANGULUM Alpha Andromedae GREAT SQUARE OF PEGASUS VULPECULA

PEGASUS ARIES Jupiter SAGITTA M15 DELPHINUS PISCES TAURUS P EQUULEUS Altair

Moon on 3rd

AQUARIUS AQUILA Mira OPHIUCHUS CETUS CAPRICORNUS CAPRICORNUS

E SCUTUM a

t s PISCIS AUSTRINUS

s t SCULPTOR MarsOPHIUCHUS SERPENS e MICROSCOPIUM SAGITTARIUS ERIDANUS M28 W GRUS M8 FORNAX OPHIUCHUS PHOENIX Rigel INDUS Centre of the Galaxy CORONA AUSTRALIS ERIDANUS TELESCOPIUM P Achernar M19 P TUCANA Mercury HOROLOGIUM Venus on 21st on 21st 47 Tucana Antares PAVO SCORPIUS Antares LEPUS CAELUM SMC SCORPIUS M80 ARA RETICULUM HYDRUS

OCTANS MENSA COLUMBA PICTOR DORADO MENSA South Celestial Pole NORMA LMC APUS TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE LUPUS Canopus CHAMAELEON CIRCINUS Alpha Centauri Chart key S VOLANS SOUTHERN CROSS CANIS MAJOR E Bright star MUSCA Hadar W Adhara S Faint star POINTERS

Ecliptic CARINA Mimosa Milky Way PUPPIS CRUX P Planet LMC or Large Magellanic Cloud CENTAURUS SMC or Small Magellanic Cloud South

Jupiter remains visible in the early evening as a bright object towards the north-east. Low in the west are Mercury and Venus. On the 27th at 8.50pm the crescent Moon is located next to Venus towards the western horizon. The best time to view the Moon using binoculars or a small telescope is a few days either side of the first quarter Moon on the 3rd. Crux (the Southern Cross) is located to the south, near the horizon, making it difficult to see.

Sydney Observatory, with a magnificent view overlooking Sydney Harbour, is open every day (except Good Friday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day) between 10am and 5pm. Day visits (excluding programs) are free. Bookings are essential for night programs (times vary – check our website). View the sky nightly through one of our telescopes, and see 3D movies about the Universe.

For more information, check the website at www.sydneyobservatory.com.au or call (02) 9921 3485. Sydney Observatory is at Watson Road, Observatory Hill, in the historic Rocks area of Sydney.

Our self-guided historic/scientific walking tour around Observatory Hill is available for $1.99 (subject

to change) as an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch app from the iTunes store: http://from.ph/obstourapp.

Sydney Observatory is part of the Powerhouse Museum. The Sydney Observatory night sky map is prepared by Dr M Anderson using the software TheSky. © 2011 Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney.