<<

Hawaii’s Sky Tonight NOVEMBER BISHOP MUSEUM www.bishopmuseum.org/planetarium 2018 © 2016 Bishop Museum. All rights reserved. For personal use only. N Unauthorized copying, distribution, or adaptation is strictly prohibited.

Ursa Minor (Little Dipper) Polaris Draco (North )

Auriga Cepheus Cassiopeia Perseus Deneb Lyra Algol Taurus Andromeda Cygnus

Betelgeuse Pleiades Summer Aldebaran Aries Triangle The Milky E Way W Orion Altair

Pisces Aquila Rigel Capricornus Mars

Cetus Eridanus Fomalhaut

Grus

Achernar S HOW TO USE THIS MAP: HAWAIIAN STAR NAMES: SKY MAP KEY: 1. Find north in the sky by using the 1st Magnitude 3rd Magnitude ∙ = Kalanikauleleāiwi (Chief with Altar Made of Bones) Big Dipper or Cassiopeia. 2nd Magnitude 4th Magnitude 2. Face north and hold the sky map ∙Aldebaran = Kapuahi (Sacred Fire) directly in front of you with “N” (on Planets ∙Altair = Humu (Named for a Navigator) the map) at the bottom. ∙Auriga/Capella = Hōkūlei (Lei of ) 3. Look for stars in the northern sky. Stars Planets ∙Cassiopeia = 'Iwa Keli'i (Great Frigate 4. To view other parts of the sky, turn Bird) to that direction and hold the sky MOON “MAHINA” PHASES: ∙Cepheus = Ka Mōi (The King) map with that same direction at ∙Cetus = Kohōla (The Whale) the bottom. ∙Orion = Ka Heihei O Nā Keiki (The Cats Cradle Game of the Children) VIEWING TIMES FOR MAP: ∙Pegasus = Ka Lupe O Kawelo (Great 10 PM 9 PM 8 PM Kite of Kawelo) Early Mid Late New First Full Last ∙Pleiades = Makali'i (The Tiny Eyes) Month Month Month 11/7 11/15 11/22 11/29 ∙Polaris = Hōkūpa'a (Stationary Star) This sky map is set for the latitude of O'ahu (21˚ N), but can be used for other Hawaiian Islands, from Hawai'i (19˚ N) to Kaua'i (22˚ N).