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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 e o t u a n t o d r O N t o h t e Z r N a I e o C p r t p R h I a R C s O e r C l a H e t L s s t , E E i s a e l H ( d P T F u o t O l i e NORTH D t R a ( l N N M E A n C X r O P e A ) H h . M C T t r . I P o N L S n E E P Z m “ o E r A N F H O NORTHERN HEMISPHERE M T R T Y N & Alcor & H E ” K E ) W S . T Mizar T E U W B R . t N i D W C a E e T s T W e H t A The Evening Sky Map s o JANUARY 2016 E C r o O FREE* EACH MONTH FOR YOU TO EXPLORE, LEARN & ENJOY THE NIGHT SKY t S a L K n d Y d E e r R i P M ν Thuban A u o A q l S SKY MAP SHOWS HOW l Get Sky Calendar on Twitter P Etamin e u T r x C A e E R a r Vega J O r Dipper Sky Calendar – January 2016 http://twitter.com/skymaps a e B THE NIGHT SKY LOOKS U s O t The Big The N e h i L D ε k e A s NE I I t T w k EARLY JAN PM T 8 r S S 2 Last Quarter Moon at 5:30 UT. i a n E NW C D L R Lyr R E s E . o N y C LATE JAN 7 PM n T x MAJOR . s E a DRACO 2 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 12h UT (distance LYRA l N R o a O URSA f ( g Z SKY MAP DRAWN FOR J L I e U e 404,277 km; angular size 29.6'). R Dipper d S m “ O A LATITUDE OF 40° T a T O o H P Little MINOR O h A i L Albireo n A R E NORTH AND IS r S I S ” H 2 Earth at Perihelion (closest to Sun) at 23h UT. The Sun-Earth u c T URSA Y H T l E o SUITABLE FOR O a M81 N O S s s U R i T I M82 s H distance is 0.983304 a.u. or 147.1 million kilometers. LATITUDES UP i S ) A E c T A CYGNUS χ p a R L NCP R a l C E TO 15° NORTH R m m D I 3 Moon near Spica (78° from Sun, morning sky) at 7h UT. Polaris y C OR SOUTH O n β t o I h R N o E OF THIS d G M27 l T n o 3 Moon near Mars (73° from Sun, morning sky) at 20h UT. U a N g O b O y Deneb μ . W y E Mag. +1.2. z ) H a T S h CEPHEUS CAMELOPARDALIS O ( LYNX D M39 61 N y 4 Quadrantid Meteor Shower peaks at 8h UT. Active T δ a H A E W ) between December 28 and January 12. Produces up to H C y CASSIOPEIA T O k l I M i N P 120 meteors per hour. Radiant is in northern Boötes. M E E A C Z γ L e ( S I h S P η T D T 7 Moon, Venus and Saturn within a 3.6° circle (36° D I C Cluster A I E M44 Capella R Double Castor H from Sun, morning sky) at 4h UT. Mags. –4.0 & +0.5. E R DELPHINUS Pollux C E T M67 V I O O CANCER 9 Venus 0.08° N of Saturn (36° from Sun, morning N Y L T AURIGA T H sky) at 4h UT. Mags. –4.0 & +0.5. C A E M36 T M15 M31 R I EAST γ A GEMINI M37 D P Algol 10 New Moon at 1:31 UT. Start of lunation 1151. P M38 Y E K Enif A MINOR S CANIS PERSEUS R M35 14 Mercury at inferior conjunction with the Sun at E S WEST H A T T PEGASUS L 14h UT. Not visible. The elusive planet passes into F h O Procyon M1 e M33 ANDROMEDA ! O N y T G t Great Squareof Pegasus the morning sky. M2 a h R Pleiades TAURUS w T r A e H 2264 a P Hamal e E s ARIES r E 15 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 2h UT b Aldebaran B a r H M48 e O i T g Cr 69 γ y T Betelgeuse h S (369,619 km; angular size 32.3'). T 2244 t I O t h M s g P t i PISCES A a Hyades l O MONOCEROS 16 First Quarter Moon at 23:26 UT. r Circlet M F s n ORION o E T “ i i l H H l n AQUARIUS 2232 i T E 19 Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 9h UT. a m F M l M50 O A 5 i . n R P 2 20 Moon very near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 2h UT. e σ E I ” M47 β y T S M46 i x N n M42 a Occultation visible from USA and Canada. T l E H C t Mira a E h g E e S Rigel a H A s Sirius CETUS T s 24 Full Moon at 1:46 UT. M o CANIS i . u S E t MAJOR t I E A h - ? M S e s I 24 Moon near Beehive cluster (midnight sky) at 10h UT. T T a LEPUS e H s 7293 y t e D M41 E f r N o A 26 Moon near Regulus (morning sky) at 4h UT. D r u I m o S R y E E w Diphda h T C t A T h i D 28 Moon near Jupiter (135° from Sun, morning sky) at 0h UT. I a γ w O t N N i ) I Symbols s 1 A Mag. –2.3. T k 3 T H n M R A o ( E Galaxy T w 253 y C Y n x O a N 30 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 9h UT (distance 404,553 km; U a SE l O s a S Double Star F t FORNAX G R A h ERIDANUS α SW a A angular size 29.5'). C e d E E “ e P . B m P Variable Star B el ro A EG t SCULPTOR d T 30 Moon near Spica (106° from Sun, morning sky) at 15h UT. I o n I N f A S Diffuse Nebula B O e A Y rio h N U n t O S ”. ee IZ Planetary Nebula More sky events and links at http://Skymaps.com/skycalendar/ IN s R G ou O T y -H HE an TO Open Star Cluster All times in Universal Time (UT). (USA Eastern Standard Time = UT – 5 hours.) S θ C N- KY O M IZ A Th OR Globular Star Cluster P T e P H O lei y. OM FIN ade arb FR SAVE ON RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS • http://Skymaps.com/store D A s, o ne SKY B r Se are T RIG ven ades IGH Star Magnitudes HT Sist SOUTH d Hy E N -1 0 1 2 3 4 • Star Atlases & Planispheres • Star Charts & Astro Posters STA ers, a shape TIR R PA re easily . The V- E EN TTER seen with the naked eye S TH Copyright © 2000–2015 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). Dist=11.4 ly. grouped into three categories. Those that can be easily seen with the naked eye (that δ Cephei Cep Cepheid prototype. Mag varies between 3.5 & 4.4 over 5.366 days. Mag 6 companion. is, without optical aid), those easily seen with binoculars, and those requiring a Deneb Cyg Brightest star in Cygnus. One of the greatest known supergiants. Dist=1,400 ±200 ly.
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