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 a l 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 U Y N H E s Etamin e ” K E ) t W S . h . T T e E U W B B R i HERCULES N g W D E D T T W i H A The Evening Sky Map p MARCH 2016 E C p e O FREE* EACH MONTH FOR YOU TO EXPLORE, LEARN & ENJOY THE NIGHT SKY CEPHEUS S μ r L K ( Y E o ν R r M . A t P A o l S SKY MAP SHOWS HOW i o Get Sky Calendar on Twitter P r T u δ a C A g h E R h c J O Sky Calendar – March 2016 http://twitter.com/skymaps ) B THE NIGHT SKY LOOKS n U l O o DRACO N w c a L D a r A NE t d I I e - β T EARLY MAR PM T 9 d e S S s 1 Last Quarter Moon at 23:11 UT. i r E NW C n o L E E h t N h C LATE MAR 8 PM T a e . E (Add 1 Hour For Daylight Saving) f 2 Moon near Saturn (86° from Sun, morning sky) at 7h UT. Mag. +0.5. N R n o O o r ( Z r SKY MAP DRAWN FOR J e I t U h v R i S - r 7 Moon near Venus (23° from Sun, morning sky) at 9h UT. Mag. –3.9. MINOR O A LATITUDE OF 40° e T d H a CASSIOPEIA A s URSA e E NORTH AND IS t S h e M31 H η t r Y 8 Moon near Mercury (13° from Sun, morning sky) at 3h UT. Mag. –0.6. T n s SUITABLE FOR O t S U s I n k Dipper e LATITUDES UP y A E s L R BOÖTES 8 Jupiter at opposition at 11h UT. Best time to observe the e Little t r C E o TO 15° NORTH NCP p R Polaris ANDROMEDA D I f e i r C OR SOUTH O largest planet in the solar system. Mag. –2.6. n Thuban I a d R N g E OF THIS i P G T r ε ” o S u Cluster I U N 9 New Moon at 1:54 UT. Start of lunation 1153. l R a A A O O L Double r O i W P n E s O γ o , ) T H M33 M51 i & Alcor & T T 9 along a path from Indonesia to Dipper Total Solar Eclipse t t S N PISCES I h a The Big The O O Mizar l P D e l “ CAMELOPARDALIS N M82 e T S across the Pacific Ocean. Greatest eclipse at 1:57 UT. N R t H E A T s o N E I ) n r O t H P o C h Partial eclipse visible from SE Asia, China, Japan, M94 E c T M81 O Cor Caroli Cor H T I s M M3 e VENATICI N t Arcturus h P a E and parts of Australia. Algol Hamal T A r γ Z CANES . ( S S D D 10 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 7h UT A MAJOR I E R C URSA I H E T ARIES (359,510 km; angular size 33.2'). P R C I E T L C V PERSEUS I Capella E O O N M64 Mel 111 Mel 13 Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 21h UT. LYNX Y L T T T H C h A E e 14 Moon very near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 14h UT. AURIGA T Vindemiatrix R I EAST S A M38 D i P Occultation visible from central Asia. c k P Y . Pleiades l E K e n A S M36 o i R y s 15 First Quarter Moon at 17:03 UT. E S M37 WEST c H a Denebola o A T n r CETUS L P F e 18 Moon near Beehive cluster (evening sky) at 23h UT. O Castor GEMINI LEO O a d N s M35 n T G y VIRGO a γ R Pollux M1 T t Hyades , 20 at 4:30 UT. The time when the Sun Sickle A Vernal equinox o H x P Aldebaran Mira Regulus TAURUS E u f l E i M44 l B n reaches the point along the ecliptic where it crosses o H d O γ T P T s S T & t I into the northern celestial hemisphere marking the O CANCER a r M r Cr 69 P o p t A O start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and a s M F t Jupiter M67 a t C E T e , autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. H r 2264 H n a T E CANIS l Betelgeuse l t F M MINOR e h M104 p O A a 20 Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 18h UT. 2244 a P t R Procyon C ORION E f , I o T S r CORVUS σ n N m a 22 Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 3h UT. Mag. –2.5. T r E H C s a 2232 E t MONOCEROS M42 b E e h H S d A e l T 23 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse from 9:39 to 13:55 UT, Rigel M h HYDRA A . M48 β E e , S a Alphard l E mid-eclipse at 11:47 UT. Just visible around mid-eclipse. A d M50 e M S g I a ERIDANUS i R T T n H d CRATER , D M46 s 23 Full Moon at 12:01 UT. E c Sirius N iu A D h 3242 M47 r I e i S R s S t E 25 Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 5h UT. E f T C o CANIS o A T f D I L p O e MAJOR u N N o M41 γ I Symbols 25 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 14h UT (distance e A T ( d T H T LEPUS a R A h m E T e C Galaxy 406,125 km; angular size 29.4'). s Y L i N O io ” U SE k n O n o S Double Star F ). g R 28 Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 20h UT. Mag. –0.4. A SW a A C x E E e P . H P Variable Star B r A 29 Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 15h UT. Mag. +0.4. EG te T I in I N W S Diffuse Nebula B “ A Y 2451 e N 31 Last Quarter Moon at 15:17 UT. U Th ZO SI I Planetary Nebula N OR G 2477 H More sky events and links at http://Skymaps.com/skycalendar/ TH T O- E h 3132 -T Open Star Cluster S e c PUPPIS N KY on . ZO M st 2 sky RI Globular Star Cluster All times in Universal Time (UT). (USA Eastern Summer Time = UT – 4 hours.) AP ell L t HO T ati igh M O on e n O FIN Ca th FR SAVE ON RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS • http://Skymaps.com/store D nis in KY A B Maj star T S RIG or ( est IGH Star Magnitudes HT The G SOUTH right E N -1 0 1 2 3 4 • Star Atlases & Planispheres • Star Charts & Astro Posters STA reat D the b TIR R PA og) is d og Star, E EN TTER ominated by Sirius, the D S TH Copyright © 2000–2016 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 Arcturus Boo Orange, giant K star. Name means "bear watcher". Dist=36.7 ly. Sirius CMa The brightest star in the sky. Also known as the "Dog Star". Dist=8.6 ly.