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 t h r o e n r n e h s O t k N y n i t Z o d e f I C i t n a d R c I o P l R O o ) l C h a H r g L i u s E E , o l t H P ( h T r F e o O N ( NORTH D R o r r N e M t E p h A p X O i s A H t D a M C T g r . I i . P B N L S E e E P Z h t “ E A N e H O NORTHERN HEMISPHERE s M T U R T Y N H E Deneb ” K E ) W S . δ . T T E W U B R N W D μ E T T W CASSIOPEIA H The Evening Sky Map A APRIL 2020 E C CEPHEUS FREE* EACH MONTH FOR YOU TO EXPLORE, LEARN & ENJOY THE NIGHT SKY O S η γ And L G K e Y E ” m . R M s m A d A a i S SKY MAP SHOWS HOW Get Sky Calendar on Twitter P k T i s C A e E t h R h t J http://twitter.com/skymaps O Sky Calendar – April 2020 “ e B THE NIGHT SKY LOOKS U s O b N a r L D i Cluster g n A NE I h I w β T Double EARLY APR PM T 10 t o S e 1 First Quarter Moon at 10:21 UT. S n s E NW C k R Lyr R t L E E e “ N r M57 j C LATE APR 9 PM e T Algol a Kepler-62 . w 3 Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at 8h UT. E (Add 1 Hour For Daylight Saving) N R ε w e β O o l l ( ” Z SKY MAP DRAWN FOR J e I LYRA i U b n R Vega S O 4 Venus 0.25° SE of Alcyone (brightest star in the Pleiades) s A LATITUDE OF 40° C T r H o a A t r E NORTH AND IS o s S n H (46° from Sun, evening sky) at 2h UT. Mags. –4.4 and 2.9. Etamin 3 Y T a SUITABLE FOR O PERSEUS e S B U I h MINOR o DRACO t This is the closest Venus-Pleiades conjunction in 8 years. LATITUDES UP A r E Polaris e URSA d L R a ν C n E TO 15° NORTH l a R The event will be visible worldwide from 1 to 5 April. i s D I NCP , , C OR SOUTH O n T i I Pleiades R Dipper t h N M92 HERCULES E OF THIS a e 4 Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 22h UT. G T L Little N U N R n o O i O A r T W ” t S E t 7 (closest to Earth) at 17:59 UT h Moon at perigee Capella CAMELOPARDALIS ) H H a e T T S o r R n O O g (distance 356,907 km; angular size 33.5'). D N - C N Hyades T E e M13 r H A Venus H h o T s E M82 ) w ” “ S H 8 at 2:34 UT. n C Full Moon Thuban I M38 s T O . R n I A M81 M L a N O AURIGA e P E P A 8 Moon near Spica (midnight sky) at 12h UT. M36 Z Dipper & Alcor & m O ( S α T “ BOREALIS S a The Big The Mizar l D l CORONA D A M37 11 Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 15h UT. e I E p TAURUS R Aldebaran H a E LYNX C R M1 C E T 14 Last Quarter Moon at 22:56 UT. V I O MAJOR O M51 BOÖTES N M35 Y URSA L T Gemma 15 Moon near Jupiter (morning sky) at 0h UT. Mag. –2.2. T M94 VENATICI H GEMINI C A CANES E Cor Caroli Cor T Castor R I EAST A 15 Moon, Jupiter and Saturn within a circle of diam. 69 Cr ε D P P Y E 5.5° (morning sky) at 7h UT. Mags. –2.2 and 0.6. K A S R SERPENS M3 T (CAPUT) Betelgeuse E Pollux S r WEST a H A 15 Moon near Saturn (morning sky) at 11h UT. Mag. 0.6. c T e L F O t O N h Mel 111 . Arcturus T G e 16 Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 6h UT. Mag. 0.6. y R k 2264 e T M64 M44 s A c H σ P l e E i 20 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 19h UT p h E CANCER 2244 t B t H i Vindemiatrix M5 ORION O T c M42 n Sickle T i (distance 406,462 km; angular size 29.4'). γ b S T LEO n I O y M87 CANIS MINOR o M f Denebola i P o t A VIRGO Regulus M67 i 21 Moon near Mercury (14° from Sun, morning sky) O l s l M F o Procyon o w 2232 E T p at 21h UT. Mag. –0.8. H i H n s T E β t g i F l M a l O 22 Lyrid meteor shower peaks at 7h UT (variable). A n e P R i w m E I M50 g T S a Active April 14-30. Radiant is between Hercules and γ n N g i T E H i b C n M48 MONOCEROS i E a r Lyra. Expect 10 to 20 bright, fast meteors per hour at c E r S y s H A C Sirius e T l I P T I M i E C L d . its peak. Observing conditions are optimal in 2020. n Spica E M47 , S e HYDRA c E i A f Alphard b M S r LIBRA M104 M46 a I o r T 23 New Moon at 2:26 UT. Start of lunation 1204. T m A H D E S n N p i D CANIS A ic ” 25 Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 10h UT. I a MAJOR e S R n E E t T C o o A T 3242 y I R R r D 26 Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 3h UT. O e CRATER a N N g it I Symbols u l A T l o T H u CORVUS s R A s k “ 26 Moon near Venus (evening sky) at 18h UT. Mag. –4.5. s E Galaxy T n C Y a O e N U SE O M83 m S Double Star 28 Venus at its brightest at 15h UT. Mag. –4.52. F PUPPIS d R A SW ar A C h E E. p P Variable Star B l P 30 Moon near Beehive cluster M44 (evening sky) at 15h UT. E A A G IT IN S Diffuse Nebula B A 30 First Quarter Moon at 20:38 UT. Y T N U he O S c IZ Planetary Nebula IN o . R G ns s HO More sky events and links at http://Skymaps.com/skycalendar/ T te me - HE lla ti TO Open Star Cluster S ti 3132 nt N- KY on ie ZO All times in Universal Time (UT). 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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. grouped into three categories. Those that can be easily seen with the naked eye (that Procyon CMi Greek name meaning "before the dog" - rises before Sirius (northern latitudes).