Astronomical League Constellation Hunter Observing Program Logbook Table of Contents Astronomical League Checklists _____________________________________________________ ii Northern Skies Checklist Southern Skies Checklist Abbreviations and Definitions _________________________________________________________v Chronological Log of Observations _____________________________________________________vi Observing Logs - Northern Constellations _____________________________________________ 1 Observing Logs - Southern Constellations ____________________________________________ 41 Cover photo: screen shot from Stellarium software, www.stellarium.org i Constellation Hunter Northern Skies Observing Checklist Constellation Right Ascension (center) Declination (center) [ ] Andromeda 01 hr + 40 deg [ ] Aquarius 23 hrs - 10 deg [ ] Aquila 20 hrs + 4 deg [ ] Aries 03 hrs + 20 deg [ ] Auriga 06 hrs + 39 deg [ ] Bootes 15 hrs + 40 deg [ ] Camelopardis 06 hrs + 69 deg [ ] Cancer 09 hrs + 20 deg [ ] Canes Venatici 13 hrs + 40 deg [ ] Canis Minor 08 hrs + 5 deg [ ] Cassiopeia 01 hr + 60 deg [ ] Cepheus 23 hrs + 75 deg [ ] Coma Berenices 13 hrs + 20 deg [ ] Corona Borealis 16 hrs + 30 deg [ ] Cygnus 21 hrs + 40 deg [ ] Delphinus 21 hrs + 10 deg [ ] Draco 17 hrs + 60 deg [ ] Equuleus 21 hrs + 7 deg [ ] Gemini 07 hrs + 22 deg [ ] Hercules 17 hrs + 30 deg [ ] Lacerta 23 hrs + 46 deg [ ] Leo 11 hrs + 14 deg [ ] Leo Minor 10 hrs + 34 deg [ ] Lynx 08 hrs + 46 deg [ ] Lyra 19 hrs + 35 deg [ ] Monoceros 07 hrs 0 deg [ ] Orion 05 hrs + 5 deg [ ] Pegasus 03 hrs + 45 deg [ ] Perseus 04 hrs + 46 deg [ ] Pisces 01 hr + 10 deg [ ] Sagitta 20 hrs + 20 deg [ ] Serpens Caput 17 hrs 0 deg [ ] Serpens Cauda 17 hrs 0 deg [ ] Sextans 10 hrs 0 deg [ ] Taurus 05 hrs + 20 deg [ ] Triangulum 02 hrs + 32 deg [ ] Ursa Major 11 hrs + 56 deg [ ] Ursa Minor 15 hrs + 75 deg [ ] Vulpecula 20 hrs + 25 deg ŝŝ Constellation Hunter Southern Skies Observing Checklist Constellation Right Ascension (center) Declination (center) [ ] N Antlia 10 hrs. - 35 deg [ ] Apus 17 hrs - 75 deg [ ] Aquarius 23 hrs - 10 deg [ ] Aquila 20 hrs + 4 deg [ ] Ara 17 hrs - 55 deg [ ] Caelum 05 hrs -40 deg [ ] N Canis Major 07 hrs - 25 deg [ ] N Capricornus 21 hrs - 20 deg [ ] Carina 09 hrs - 60 deg [ ] Centaurus 13 hrs - 45 deg [ ] N Cetus 02 hrs - 5 deg [ ] Chamaeleon 10 hrs - 80 deg [ ] Circinus 15 hrs - 65 deg [ ] N Columba 06 hrs - 35 deg [ ] Corona Australis 19 hrs - 40 deg [ ] N Corvus 12 hrs - 20 deg [ ] N Crater 11 hrs - 15 deg [ ] Crux 12 hrs - 60 deg [ ] Dorado 05 hrs - 65 deg [ ] N Eridanus 04 hrs - 15 deg [ ] N Fornax 03 hrs - 30 deg [ ] Grus 23 hrs - 50 deg [ ] Horologium 03 hrs - 50 deg [ ] N Hydra 10 hrs - 20 deg [ ] Hydrus 02 hrs - 70 deg [ ] Indus 22 hrs - 60 deg [ ] N Lepus 06 hrs - 20 deg [ ] N Libra 15 hrs - 20 deg [ ] N Lupus 16 hrs - 40 deg [ ] Mensa 05 hrs - 75 deg [ ] N Microscopium 21 hrs - 40 deg [ ] Monoceros 07 hrs - 6 deg [ ] Musca 13 hrs - 70 deg [ ] Norma 16 hrs - 50 deg [ ] Octans 20 hrs - 85 deg [ ] N Ophiuchus 17 hrs 0 deg [ ] Orion 6 hrs 0 deg [ ] Pavo 19 hrs - 65 deg [ ] N Phoenix 01 hr - 50 deg [ ] Pictor 06 hrs - 55 deg ŝiŝ [ ] N Piscis Austrinus 22 hrs - 30 deg [ ] N Puppis 08 hrs - 30 deg [ ] N Pyxis 09 hrs - 30 deg [ ] Reticulum 04 hrs - 60 deg [ ] N Sagittarius 19 hrs - 30 deg [ ] N Scorpius 19 hrs - 30 deg [ ] N Sculptor 00 hrs - 30 deg [ ] N Scutum 19 hrs - 10 deg [ ] Serpens Caput 17 hrs 0 deg [ ] Serpens Cauda 17 hrs 0 deg [ ] Sextans 10 hrs 0 deg [ ] Telescopium 19 hrs - 50 deg [ ] Triangulum Australe 16 hrs - 65 deg [ ] Tucana 00 hrs - 65 deg [ ] Vela 09 hrs - 50 deg [ ] Virgo 13 hrs 0 deg [ ] Volans 08 hrs - 70 deg ŝv Abbreviations R.A. Right Ascension Dec. Declination Definitions Northern Constellations: The constellations required to be observed to qualify for the Astronomical League's Northern Sky Certificate and Pin. Southern Constellations: The constellations required to be observed to qualify for the Astronomical League's Southern Sky Certificate and Pin. Notes: 1) There are 'Southern' constellations visible from the Northern Hemisphere that are not required for the AL Northern Constellation program, and vice versa. For observers at approximately 40o North latitude, you will find constellations in the 'Southern Constellations' list marked with an 'N' if a large portion of it can be seen from this latitude. Thereare22ofthese. 2) Some of the constellations in the Southern list are also found in the Northern list. Observing log pages are not duplicated for these constellations. Use the pages in the Northern section of this logbook for logging your observations of these. 3) Each log page has both, the nominative and the possessive form of the constellation name. The pronunciations shown are from the InternationalAstronomicalUnion. Seeing: How stable is the sky? E (excellent) - The brighter stars are not twinkling at all. VG (very good) - The stars are twinkling slightly, but the brighter planets are not twinkling. G (good) - The brighter planets are twinkling slightly. F (fair) - The brighter planets are obviously twinkling. P (poor) - The atmosphere is turbulent. All objects are twinkling to the point where observing is not practical. Transparency: How clear is the sky? Transparency is a measure of what you can see in the nighttime sky in spite of dust, smoke, haze, humidity, or light pollution. An easy way to measure this is to use the magnitude of the faintest star you can see. Ideally, this would be looking straight up at zenith. But, to make life simpler, you can use the Little Dipper (Ursa Minor) if you can see it. 1 - If you can't see Polaris. 2 - If you can only see Polaris. 3 - If you can see the two stars on the end of the bowl of the Little Dipper (Kochab and Pherkad). 4 - If you can see any of the stars in the handle of the Little Dipper. 5 - If you can see 6 of the 7 stars in the Little Dipper. 6 - If you can see all 7 stars in the Little Dipper. 7 - If you can see stars near the Little Dipper that are not part of the stick figure. v Log Entries by Date Date Object(s) Page(s) __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ vi Log Entries by Date Date Object(s) Page(s) __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ vii Log Entries by Date Date Object(s) Page(s) __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________ __________ __________ ________________________________________________________________