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 o e u t a n t d o r O t N h o e t Z r N a o I e C r p t h R p I a C R O s e r l C e a H t s L s t i E E , a s l e H ( P d T F o u O l t e i D t R NORTH ( a N N M l E C A n X P O r ) A e H . h C M T t . I r P o N S L n E E P Z m “ o E NORTHERN HEMISPHERE A N r H F O M T R T U Y N H s E e Etamin ” K E ) t W S . h . T e T E U B W B R i g HERCULES N W D The Evening Sky Map E D T T i MARCH 2014 WH p A p E C e FREE* EACH MONTH FOR YOU TO EXPLORE, LEARN & ENJOY THE NIGHT SKY O CEPHEUS μ S r L K ( Y o E ν r R M . P A t A l SKY MAP SHOWS HOW o o Get Sky Calendar on Twitter S P i T u r δ C A g a E h R h J c Sky Calendar – March 2014 ) http://twitter.com/skymaps O THE NIGHT SKY LOOKS B U l n o O DRACO N c w L D a a r t A NE e d I I EARLY MAR PM β 9 - T d T e S 1 New Moon at 8:02 UT. Start of lunation 1128. S s i E n r NW C L o E t E h N LATE MAR PM h 8 C T e a . E 7 Moon near the Pleiades (evening sky) at 2h UT. (Add 1 Hour For Daylight Saving) f n N R o o O ( r r SKY MAP DRAWN FOR Z J t I e h U v R - 7 Moon near Aldebaran (evening sky) at 22h UT. i S A LATITUDE OF 40° MINOR O e r T a d H CASSIOPEIA s A URSA e NORTH AND IS t E S e h M31 η H r 8 First Quarter Moon at 13:26 UT. t Y T n SUITABLE FOR O s t S s U I k n Dipper LATITUDES UP y e A E 10 Moon near Jupiter (evening sky) at 10h UT. Mag. –2.4. s L R t BOÖTES Little e o C TO 15° NORTH E r NCP R p Polaris f ANDROMEDA D I i e OR SOUTH n C r O 11 Moon at apogee (farthest from Earth) at 20h UT Thuban d I a R N OF THIS E g P G i T o ε ” r (distance 405,364 km; angular size 29.8'). S I Cluster l U u N R a A O A O Double r L O i W P s E n O γ , T ) H o 12 Moon near Beehive Cluster (evening sky) at 18h UT. M33 M51 i & Alcor & T t T Dipper N S PISCES t h I The Big The O O a Mizar e P D l “ CAMELOPARDALIS l N S M82 T N 14 Mercury at greatest elongation, 28° west of Sun R e H E A t o T N s E r I ) n t O l P H h C o (morning sky) at 6h UT. Mag. +0.2. M94 E T M81 O c Cor Caroli Cor H I s T M M3 t VENATICI e N Arcturus ama a P E h Algol H r A γ Z T . 14 Moon near Regulus (evening sky) at 15h UT. CANES ( S S D D A 16 Full Moon at 17:10 UT. MAJOR I E R C URSA I H E T ARIES R C P E 18 Moon near Spica (morning sky) at 22h UT. T LI V PERSEUS C I Capella E O O N M64 Mel 111 Mel LYNX Y L 19 Moon near Mars (morning sky) at 2h UT. Mag. –1.0. T T T H C h A E e 8 AURIGA T Vindemiatrix R S I 20 Asteroid 163 Erigone occults Regulus at 6:06 UT EAST A i M3 D c P k P Y l . (evening sky). Observable to the naked-eye by Pleiades E e K n A S M36 i o R s E y S M37 anyone in its path across the NE USA and into WEST a c H n Denebola o A T CETUS r L S e P F Canada. The bright star will “vanish” for up to 14 O Castor GEMINI 5 a LEO O N d s M3 T G y n VIRGO a a R seconds in the middle of the 108km wide path. γ t Pollux M1 T Hyades ir Sickle , A o H x P Regulus Aldebaran M TAURU E f u i l E n M44 20 Vernal equinox at 16:57 UT. The time when the l B Jupiter H d o O γ T P T s S Sun reaches the point along the ecliptic where it T t 69 & I O a CANCER r M r Cr P p o A crosses into the northern celestial hemisphere t O a s M t F a t M67 geuse C E T e marking the start of spring in the Northern r 264 H , H n 2 CANIS a T E l t MINOR Betel l F Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. M h M104 S e O A a p t 2244 a R P Procyon ORION C E f I o , T 21 Moon very near Saturn (127° from Sun, morning sky) S CORVUS r n N m σ T NOCERO 2 a E H s r C 223 a at 3h UT. Mag. +0.3. Occultation visible along a path E t MO M42 E h b e S e H d A Rigel l T h HYDRA between E South America and SW Africa. M M48 β A . e S E a , Alphard l E A d M50 e M S a g I 22 Moon near Antares (morning sky) at 8h UT. ERIDANUS i T T n R H d CRATER M46 , D E c Sirius s N h M47 u A 22 Venus at greatest elongation, 47° west from Sun (morning D e 3242 i I ir S R s t S E E o f T sky) at 19h UT. Mag. –4.4. C CANIS o A T f D I L p O e MAJOR S u N Symbols N o M41 γ I e A 24 Last Quarter Moon at 1:47 UT. T ( d T H T LEPU a R A h E T e m C Galaxy s Y L i N 27 Moon near Venus (46° from Sun, morning sky) at 6h UT. Mag. –4.4. O io ” U n SE k n O ) o S Double Star F . g R A SW a A C x E 27 Moon at perigee (closest to Earth) at 19h UT (365,703 km; angular E e P . H P Variable Star B r A E e T size 32.7'). G nt I IN i S Diffuse Nebula W A BY “ 2451 he ON 30 New Moon at 18:47 UT. Start of lunation 1129. US T Z Planetary Nebula I RI NG O T 2477 -H More sky events and links at http://Skymaps.com/skycalendar/ HE Th 313 PPIS TO Open Star Cluster S e c 2 PU N- KY on . 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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".