The Scorpion April to mid-October 21:00 Jul 27 Scorpii Jan Feb Mar Apr 00:00 Jun 12 Scorpius May Jun Jul Aug h m 03:00 Apr 27 Sco 16 40 , –33° Sep Oct Nov Dec Ara CrA –40° –50° –30° 6475 SHAULA Sgr h 6231 6281 6405 18 6302 –20° Nor 6153 6124 17h ANTARES Ser Lup 16h 6121 –10° Constellation 6093 The Keel of the ship Argo November to August 21:00 Apr 01 OphCarinae Jan Feb Mar Apr 00:00 Feb 15 –30° Carina May Jun Jul Aug h m 03:00 Dec 31 Car 08 55 , –61° Sep Oct Nov Dec Lib Dor CANOPUS 15h –20° Pup –60° LMC Exploration NGC 6121 16h 23m 35s – 26°31′32′′ NGC 6093 16h 17m 03s – 22°58′30′′ Pic h m s h m s NGC 6475 17 53 48 – 34°47′00′′ NGC 6124 16 25 18 – 40°39′00′′ 05h NGC 6405 17h 40m 18s – 32°12′00′′ NGC 6281 17h 04m 42s – 37°59′00′′ NGC 6231 16h 54m 09s – 41°49′36′′ nu Scorpii 16h 12m 00s – 19°27′38′′ Men NGC 6302 17h 13m 44s – 37°06′16′′ alpha Scorpii 16h 29m 24s – 26°25′55′′ h m s h m s NGC 6153 16 31 31 – 40°15′14′′ mu Scorpii 16 51 52 – 38°02′51′′ 06h ConCards (Field edition) — Version 4.5 © 2009 A.Slotegraaf — http://www.psychohistorian.org 2516 Vol 07h –50° h False Cross 08 –70° –80° 09h 2867 2808 Cha 10h Diamond Cross 11h 2867 3114 12h I 2581 I 2602 5° 3293 3324 3372 Mus 13h Vel 3532 Cen NGC 3372 10h44m19s –59°53′21′′ NGC 2516 07h58m06s –60°45′00′′ NGC 3532 11h05m33s –58°43′48′′ NGC 3293 10h35m49s –58°13′00′′ NGC 3114 10h02m00s –60°06′00′′ NGC 3324 10h37m19s –58°39′36′′ IC 2602 10h43m12s –64°24′00′′ IC 2581 10h27m30s –57°38′00′′ The Centaur mid-February to September 21:00 Jun 01 NGC 2808 09h12m03s –64°51′46′′ NGC 2867 09h21m25s –58°18′41′′ Centauri Jan Feb Mar Apr 00:00 Apr 17 Chart 1: Circumpolar region ( < –30° ) Centaurus May Jun Jul Aug h m ConCards (Field edition) — 03:00Version 4Mar.5 03 © 2009 A.Slotegraaf — http://www.psychohistorian.org Cen 13 00 , –44° Sep Oct Nov Dec Hya Vel h 10 Finder charts Crv Car C r h e a d r t n I 4 11h F 1 8 1 9 ANTARES 17 h 3918 h h 3766 –30° 2 0 6 h 1 h Sgr Sco 2 CrA –45° h 1 12 h Lup Mus Mic Tel Ara 4945 Cru h 4 –60° Nor 1 5128 13h Hya 5139 Pav Gru Ind Cir 2 23 TrA 2 h –75° 3 h h 5286 5281 Aps 1 Cen h F 14 3 i n t r Visibility:d Year-round; best mid-Feb to early Aug a e Oct h 5460 Culmination:r 0 Jun 29 (21:00), May 12 (00:00), Mar 25 (03:00) h Proxima Centauri 0 Cir C C 2 h POINTERS V645 Cen, TYC 9010-04949-1, LDS 494 1 h m s h Mus r 14 29 43 , –62° 40' 46" a V=11.5, B–V=+1.97 spectral type M6Ve V e 5662 Scl d r Tuc t h n Phe i 15 5 Cha F Lup 5617 Hyi Men 0 h 1 h –60° Pi 19 11 –61° TrA Vol –45° 16h Ret Dor Vel Ant 0 h –30° Tr 22 2 Car h Hor For 10 Nor Hogg 17 Lynga 2 Pyx 0 Pic h 3 h Pup 9 NGC 5139 13h26m46s – 47°28′37′′ NGC 4945 13h05m26s – 49°28′15′′ 0 Eri Cae NGC 5128 13h25m28s – 43°01′09′′ NGC 5460 14h07m24s – 48°20′ Col h h m s h m s 04 h NGC 3766 11 36 13 – 61°36′55′′ NGC 5662 14 35 36 – 56°37′ 08 h m s h m s NGC 5281 13 46 30 – 62°54′54′′ NGC 5286 13 46 27 – 51°22′25′′ h 7 –62° 0 h NGC 3918 11h50m18s – 57°10′57′′ alpha & Proxima Cen 05h 06 Finder Chart 2 ConCards (Field edition) — Version 4.5 © 2009 A.Slotegraaf — http://www.psychohistorian.org CMa 1 Gru –45° Ara Tel Cen Nor –30° SIRIUS CrA Mic PsA ConCards — Version 1.0 Hya http://www.docdb.net FOMALHAUT Lup P Crt Sco Sgr http://www.psychohistorian.org Cap — –63° h m h m –15° 14 40 14 30 Lib Crv The general loca�on of Proxima Centauri is shown in N Ser the diagram below, in which the rectangle corresponds Sct A.Slotegraaf to the chart above, and the circle to the detailed ½° Aql 2009 field-of-view to the right. © Vir Oph Aqr 5 3 00° Ser Equ Boo E Del 5 h . 4 1 2 +15° Her Sge – Version Version h Peg — 17 Com Vul – h CrB edition) 13 Leo : ield 4 CVn ° Cyg limi�ng magnitude V=13.5+30 Finder charts . Lyr . 3 ConCards (Field edition) — Version 0.63 © 2013 A.Slotegraaf — http://www.psychohistorian.org — http://www.docdb.net LMi +45° Version 1.51b, ConCards (F Chart 12h 13h 14h 15h 16h 17h 18h 19h 20h 21h 22h Constella�on Cards . 5 Milky Way . 29 Sirius-A & Sirius-B. 30 . 31 Selected for the Horse Head Nebula 2015 Proxima Centauri . 32 2015 Summer January Descrip�on checklist. 33 Southern Star Party Example observing log sheet . 34 Constellation Exploration PROGRAMME Approximate What we’ll do time 20:30 What’s Up – become familiar with the constellations around Orion (Orion, Auriga, Taurus, Monoceros, Lepus, Canis Major, Columba, Canis Minor, Gemini, Eridanus). 20:50 Explore Orion together Find all the objects plotted on the “Orion” ConCard, sharing views through different telescopes/binoculars. 21:45 Break 22:00 Explore Gemini on your own, and have a go at the other constellations we explored earlier. Approximate What we’ll do time 02:00 What’s Up – become familiar with the constellations around Crux (Crux, Carina, Musca, Circinus, Triangulum Australe, Centaurus, Puppis, Pyxis, Vela, Norma, Lupus, Ara, Scorpius). 02:15 Explore Crux and Carina together Find all the objects plotted on the “Crux” & “Carina” ConCards, sharing views through different telescopes/binoculars. 03:30 Explore Vela and Puppis on your own (and as many of the others as you can). Chart 1: Circumpolar region ( < –30° ) Finder charts C r h e a d r t n I 4 F 8 1 h 1 9 ANTARES 17 h h –30° 2 0 6 h 1 h Sgr Sco 2 CrA –45° 1 h 5 1 h Lup Mic Tel Ara 2 2 h 4 –60° Nor h 1 PsA Pav Gru Ind Cir 23 TrA h –75° 3 h Aps 1 Cen F 3 i n t r d a e Oct Hya h r 0 h 0 C C 2 h 1 r h Mus e a Tuc d r Scl t n Phe Cha i 5 F Hyi Men 0 h 1 h Vol 11 Ret Dor Vel Ant 0 h 2 Car h Hor For 10 Pyx 0 Pic h 3 h Pup 9 0 Eri Cae Col h 04 h 08 h 05 h 07 06h Finder Chart 2 CMa SIRIUS ConCards — Version 1.51 http://www.docdb.net 1 CANOPUS Phe –45° Hor Pic Vel Ant –30° docdb.net Scl Cae Col Pup http://www. FOMALHAUT For Pyx Aqr CMa –15° Eri Lep Sex Hya Cet Mon 3 5 00° CMi Winter Triangle Psc Ori h REGULUS +15° Ari Tau – 09 h Gem Cnc Leo 05 – h Tri Per 1.51 Version : 01 Peg 2 — ° Aur +30 And Lyn +45° LMi Chart 00h 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h 06h 07h 08h 09h 10h ConCards Ara, Arae Visibility: Mid-Mar to late Sep (Apr to mid-Sep) 17h15m, –56° Culmination: Aug 05 (21:00), Jun 21 (00:00), May 06 (03:00) Ara N 71 The Altar Origin: Ancient Greek (Ptolemy) Sco I 4651 6193 –50° Tel Nor 6397 6208 –60° Pav TrA Aps –70° 19h 18h 17h 16h NGC 6193, C 82, A 70 16h41m24s –48°46ʹ09ʹʹ IC 4651 17h24m52s –49°56ʹ36ʹʹ NGC 6208 16h49m28s –53°43ʹ42ʹʹ NGC 6397, B 98, C 86, A 79 17h40m41s –53°40ʹ25ʹʹ ConCards — Version 1.51 [ 5 ] © 2011–2015 A.Slotegraaf — http://www.psychohistorian.org — http://www.docdb.net Aur, Aurigae Visibility: Late Sep through early March 05h55m, +42° Culmination: Feb 14 (21:00), Jan 01 (00:00), Nov 16 (03:00) Auriga N 152 The Charioteer Origin: Ancient Greek (Ptolemy) +10° +20° +30° CMi +40° Lyn POLLUX Gem CASTOR 08h +50° Ori 07h 2099 1960 1912 06h CAPELLA ALDEBARAN 05h +60° Tau Cam 04h PLEIADES Per 03h ALGOL Ari NGC 1912, M 38 05h28m43s +35°51ʹ18ʹʹ NGC 2099, M 37 05h52m19s +32°33ʹ12ʹʹ NGC 1960, M 36 05h36m12s +34°08ʹ24ʹʹ ConCards — Version 1.51 [ 6 ] © 2011–2015 A.Slotegraaf — http://www.psychohistorian.org — http://www.docdb.net CMa, Canis Majoris Visibility: Late Aug through May (best: Feb to Mar) 06h50m, –23° Culmination: Feb 28 (21:00), Jan 14 (00:00), Nov 30 (03:00) Canis Major N 147 The Big Dog Origin: Ancient Greek (Ptolemy) Mon –10° SIRIUS MIRZAM 2 –20° 2287 2 1 Pup Lep 2362 –30° Pup Col 07h30m 07h 06h30m NGC 2287, M 41, A 21 06h46m00s –20°46ʹ NGC 2362, C 64, A 22 07h18m36s –24°59ʹ ConCards — Version 1.51 [ 7 ] © 2011–2015 A.Slotegraaf — http://www.psychohistorian.org — http://www.docdb.net CMi, Canis Minoris Visibility: Late-Sep to May (best: Nov to late-April) 07h40m, +07° Culmination: Mar 12 (21:00), Jan 26 (00:00), Dec 11 (03:00) Canis Minor N 47 The Little Dog Origin: Ancient Greek (Ptolemy) Hya Cnc 08h Mon PROCYON 07h30m η Do 26 GOMEISA Gem Mon 07h 00° +05° +10° h m s h m s eta CMi, HD 58923 07 28 02 +11°54ʹ00ʹʹ Dolidze 26 07 30 06 +11°54ʹ00ʹʹ ConCards — Version 1.51 [ 8 ] © 2011–2015 A.Slotegraaf — http://www.psychohistorian.org — http://www.docdb.net Car, Carinae Visibility: Year-round; best from late Nov to early May 08h55m, –61° Culmination: Apr 01 (21:00), Feb 15 (00:00), Dec 31 (03:00) Carina N 225 The Keel of the ship Argo Origin: Ancient Greek; La Caille (1752) Dor CANOPUS Pup –60° LMC Pic 05h Men 06h 2516 Vol 07h –50° h False Cross 08 –70° –80° 09h 2867 2808 Cha 10h Diamond Cross 11h 2867 3114 12h I 2581 I 2602 5° 3293 3324 3372 Mus 13h Vel 3532 Cen NGC 2516, C 96, A 28 07h58m06s –60°45ʹ00ʹʹ NGC 3293, A 41 10h35m49s –58°13ʹ00ʹʹ NGC 2808, B 41, A 32 09h12m03s –64°51ʹ46ʹʹ NGC 3324, A 42 10h37m19s –58°39ʹ36ʹʹ NGC 2867, C 90 09h21m25s –58°18ʹ41ʹʹ IC 2602, C 102, A 43 10h43m12s –64°24ʹ00ʹʹ NGC 3114, A 35 10h02m00s –60°06ʹ00ʹʹ NGC 3372, eta Car neb, A 44 10h44m19s –59°53ʹ21ʹʹ IC 2581, A 40 10h27m30s –57°38ʹ00ʹʹ NGC 3532, C 91, A 45 11h05m33s –58°43ʹ48ʹʹ ConCards — Version 1.51 [ 9 ] © 2011–2015 A.Slotegraaf — http://www.psychohistorian.org — http://www.docdb.net Cen, Centauri Visibility: Year-round; best early February to mid-July 13h00m, –44° Culmination: Jun 01 (21:00), Apr 17 (00:00), Mar 03 (03:00) Centaurus N 281 The Centaur Origin: Ancient Greek (Ptolemy) Hya Vel 10h Crv Car 11h 3918 3766 12h Mus 4945 Cru 5128 13h Hya 5139 5286 5281 14h 5460 POINTERS Cir 5662 15h Lup –60° TrA –45° 16h –30° Nor NGC 3766, C 97, A 46 11h36m13s – 61°36ʹ55ʹʹ NGC 5286, B 64, C 84 13h46m27s – 51°22ʹ25ʹʹ NGC 3918, A 47 11h50m18s – 57°10ʹ57ʹʹ NGC 5281, A 59 13h46m30s – 62°54ʹ54ʹʹ NGC 4945, B 57, C 83, A 54 13h05m26s – 49°28ʹ15ʹʹ NGC 5460, A 60 14h07m24s – 48°20ʹ NGC 5128, B 60, C 77, A 55 13h25m28s – 43°01ʹ09ʹʹ alpha & Proxima Centauri NGC 5139, omega Cen 13h26m46s – 47°28ʹ37ʹʹ NGC 5662, A 61 14h35m36s – 56°37ʹ ConCards