Archives for the 'Constellation' Category
Watch sloping to the West
Published on 19 Apr 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 19th April 2010 @ 21:30 / 9.30pm
Watch sloping to the west
Watch the constellations of Orion (The Hunter) and Taurus (The Bull) also the `Seven Sisters` sloping to the west this twilight evening.
See the SkyMap that following the blue dot line for three Stars belts in Orion (The Hunter), `The Eye of Bull` (Aldebaran) in [...]
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Constellation :- Crater (The Cup)
Published on 18 Apr 2010 at 00:00.
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Sunday 18th April 2010 @ 22:30 / 10.30pm
Crater (The Cup)
Look South in late evening to explore the constellation of Crater (The Cup), neighbouring the constellation of Corvus (The Crow) and Hydra (The Water Snake).
It contains no objects of interest for observers using binoculars or small telescope, only there are a few variable stars.
See the SkyMap.
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Constellation :- Sextans (The Sextans)
Published on 13 Apr 2010 at 00:00.
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Tuesday 13th April 2010 @ 22:00 / 10pm
Sextans
Look South in late evening explore the constellation of Sextans (The Sextans).
This is faint constellation is south of the constellation – Leo (The Lion) and there have a feature of interest that The Spindle Galaxy (NGC 3115) is an elliptical galaxy (elongated shape), visible through a telescope of [...]
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Orion & Taurus
Published on 1 Apr 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 1st April 2010 @ 21:00 / 9pm BST
Looking at the western @ 21:00 / 9pm BST to get your last good views of Taurus (The Bull) and Orion (The Hunter) till back in Autumn 2010.
See my archive :- Wednesday 10th March 2010 for Orion.
Hunting for more Deep Sky Object lists in Taurus by [...]
Constellation :- Cepheus (The King)
Published on 31 Mar 2010 at 00:00.
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Wednesday 31st March 2010
Cepheus (The King)
This far-northern constellation, adjoining Cassiopeia and extending almost to the north celestial pole, resembles a young child’s drawing of a house.
Highest the sky at 22:00 / 10pm BST from May to June.
See the SkyMap and Star Chart Atlas.
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Saturn & The Virgo Cluster
Published on 29 Mar 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 29th March @ 22:00 / 10pm BST
Click here for enlarge image by Antoine Vergara Astrophotography.
You will find the planet Saturn located in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin) in the South Eastern sky, 10 degrees to the Moon’s upper left.
The constellation of Virgo (The Virgin) is the second largest of all the constellations. It [...]
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Spring Equinox
Published on 20 Mar 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 20th March 2010 @ 17:00 / 5pm
Today at 17:32 / 5.32pm when the Earth’s orbit makes the Sun appears to cross the Celestial Equator from south to north, entering the northern celestial hemisphere. It is also known as the Spring Equinox or Vernal Equinox and the First Point at the constellation of Aries (The [...]
Three Messier Open Clusters in Auriga
Published on 16 Mar 2010 at 00:00.
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Tuesday 16th March 2010
Find three bright Messier Clusters in the constellation of Auriga (The Charioteer) with binoculars :- M36, M37 and M38.
Just visible with the naked eye and easy to see with binoculars, in the field of 6 degrees by binocular or more that all three can be seen as misty patches.
M38 is the most [...]
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Southern Hemisphere
Published on 13 Mar 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 13th March 2010
Southern Hemisphere
This shows the difference view if you are at Sydney, Australia tonight that you will face north instead from the southern hemisphere.
The head of the lion is easy to spot, resembling as it does a giant upside-down question mark written backwards in the sky.
See the Northern Hemisphere.
Spring Sky from March to May
Published on 12 Mar 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 12th March 2010
Northern Hemisphere
See the SkyMap shows the general view looking south (at Milton Keynes, United Kingdom) from the northern hemisphere which in spring, in the south, is dominated by the constellation of Leo (The Lion).
Tomorrow I will show you the Southern Hemisphere to view from Sydney, Australia that you will find what is [...]
