The Evening Sky for October, 2014
NORTH Early October — 10 p.m.
Mid October — 9 p.m. URSA MAJOR
Late October — 8 p.m. Pointers
Big Dipper M51
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M81 Winter Hexagon2281 M82 κ M101 LYNX BOÖTES
URSA μ M37 AURIGA MINOR M LKW YI A Y DRACO CAMELOPARDALIS M36 Polaris M38 Capella Little Dipper CORONA α 16,17 BOREALIS ε M1 6543 ν M13 SERPENS CAPUT Double M92 Cluster CEPHEUS Keystone M103 ρ 457 Algol β PERSEUS η M52 Aldebaran μ E M34 δ Vega C 7789 ε Double-Double L γ Hyades I M45 CASSIOPEIA ζ HERCULES P Pleiades M39 Deneb LYRA T TRIANGULUM ORION I M31 α C 7243 M57 752 M110 CYGNUS EAST 7000 M29 χ M32 61 M56 (P a M33 6871 th β o ANDROMEDA Albireo f ARIES OPHIUCHUS WEST S LACERTA Summer Triangle u n TAURUS & VULPECULA I.4665 p γ M27 la n 6633 et s) SAGITTA E 70 Q DELPHINUS U Great Square A of Pegasus γ T γ PISCES M14 O R PEGASUS Altair ϑ Uranus M15 α γ ζ SERPENS EQUULEUS CAUDA Mira ο TX AQUILA Y WA Y K L I M M11 SCUTUM M26 ζ M2 M16 ERIDANUS M17 Neptune M18 AQUARIUS α M24 M25
CETUS M28 M22 7293 FORNAX 253 M30 SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORNUS Teapot Fomalhaut M55 SCULPTOR PISCIS AUSTRINUS
0 55 MICROSCOPIUM 0 20 Star magnitudes N IO R TI Moon IL PHOENIX W Phases GRUS –1 012345 FIRST
Oct. 1 SOUTH Double star FULL How To Use This Chart Variable star Oct. 8 This chart depicts the evening sky for the times indicated above. The edge represents the horizon; the chart’s center is the point overhead. Hold a printout of the chart out in front of you so the horizon marked Open cluster LAST with the direction you’re facing is down. Then match the stars on the map with the real stars in the sky. Globular cluster Oct. 15 The chart shows the sky as seen from 40° north latitude. When viewing from a lower latitude, stars in the southern sky will appear higher above the horizon while those in the northern sky will be lower. Diffuse nebula NEW When viewing from a latitude higher than 40°, the opposite will be true. Planetary nebula Oct. 23 Galaxy FIRST OrionTelescopes.com Oct. 31 Sky happenings • Astronomy information • Full product line Copyright ©-2000 Orion Telescopes & Binoculars