August 2012 night sky chart
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Sydney Observatory night sky map A map for each month of the year, to help you learn about the night sky August 2012 www.sydneyobservatory.com This star chart shows the stars and constellations visible in the night sky for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth for August 2012 at about 7:30 pm (local standard time). For Darwin and similar locations the chart will still apply, but some stars will be lost off the southern edge while extra stars will be visible to the north. Stars down to a brightness or magnitude limit of 4.5 are shown. To use this chart, rotate it so that the direction you are facing (north, south, east or west) is shown at the bottom. The centre of the chart represents the point directly above your head, called the zenith, and the outer circular edge represents the horizon. South Celestial Pole LMC SMC Centre of the Galaxy ANTLIA APUS AQUARIUS AQUILA ARA BOOTES CANES VENATICI CAPRICORNUS CARINA CENTAURUS CHAMAELEON CIRCINUS COMA BERENICES CORONA AUSTRALIS CORONA BOREALIS CORVUS CRATER CRUX CYGNUS DELPHINUS DORADO EQUULEUS GRUS HERCULES HOROLOGIUM HYDRA HYDRUS INDUS LIBRA LUPUS LYRA MENSA MICROSCOPIUM MUSCA NORMA OCTANS OPHIUCHUS PAVO PHOENIX PISCIS AUSTRINUS PUPPIS PYXIS RETICULUM SAGITTA SAGITTARIUS SCORPIUS SCULPTOR SCUTUM SERPENS TELESCOPIUM TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE TUCANA VELA VIRGO VOLANS VULPECULA SERPENS Achernar Alpha Centauri Altair Antares Arcturus Canopus Deneb Hadar Mimosa Spica Vega Zubenelgenubi t N E E a s t S E South S W W e s t N W High in the sky are the constellations Scorpius (the Scorpion) and Crux (the Southern Cross). The Southern Cross is easily located using the two nearby Pointer stars. Near the end of the Scorpion’s tail is the unofficial constellation of the Teapot in Sagittarius. Saturn and Mars are near the star Spica in the constellation of Virgo. From 13 to 17 August, Mars is within three degrees of Saturn. On 22 nd , Mars is next to the crescent Moon. The best time to view the Moon with a small telescope or binoculars is a few days either side of the first quarter Moon on the 24th. Sydney Observatory, with a magnificent view overlooking Sydney Harbour, is open 10am to 5pm daily – except closed Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and open 10am to noon on New Year’s Eve. Open Monday to Saturday for night sessions (times vary depending on the season) for sky viewing through one of our telescopes (cosy planetarium session if cloudy), and 3D movies about the Universe. Bookings are essential for night programs. For more information, check the website at www.sydneyobservatory.com or call (02) 9921 3485. Sydney Observatory is at Watson Road, Observatory Hill, in the historic Rocks area of Sydney. Sydney Observatory is part of the Powerhouse Museum. The Sydney Observatory night sky map is prepared by Dr M Anderson using the software TheSky. © 2012 Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney. Star brightness Zero or brighter 1 st magnitude 2 nd 3 rd 4 th Moon phase Full moon: 02nd Last quarter: 10th New moon: 18th First quarter: 24th Full moon: 31st Chart key Bright star Faint star Ecliptic Milky Way Planet LMC or Large Magellanic Cloud SMC or Small Magellanic Cloud P OCTANS SOUTHERN CROSS Zubeneschamali LIBRA Omega Centauri Centaurus A CRUX POINTERS CENTAURUS Coalsack Centre of the Galaxy Antares M22 SAGITTARIUS SCORPIUS Teapot M4 M7 Jewel Box Zubenelgenubi First quarter Moon on 24th M6 Mimosa NGC 6231 47 Tucanae Barnard’s star P Saturn Venus 1 August Alpha Centauri P Mars
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Sydney Observatory night sky mapA map for each month of the year, to help you learn about the night sky
August 2012www.sydneyobservatory.com
This star chart shows the stars and constellations visible in the night sky for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth for August 2012 at about 7:30 pm (local standard time). For Darwin and similar locations the chart will stillapply, but some stars will be lost off the southern edge while extra stars will be visible to the north. Stars down to a brightness or magnitude limit of 4.5 are shown. To use this chart, rotate it so that the direction you are facing (north, south, east or west) isshown at the bottom. The centre of the chart represents the point directly above your head, called the zenith, and the outer circular edge represents the horizon.
South Celestial Pole
LMC
SMC
Centre of the Galaxy
ANTLIA
APUS
AQUARIUS
AQUILA
ARA
BOOTES
CANES VENATICI
CAPRICORNUS
CARINA
CENTAURUS
CHAMAELEON
CIRCINUS
COMA BERENICES
CORONA AUSTRALIS
CORONA BOREALIS
CORVUS
CRATER
CRUX
CYGNUS
DELPHINUS
DORADO
EQUULEUS
GRUS
HERCULES
HOROLOGIUM
HYDRA
HYDRUS
INDUS
LIBRA
LUPUS
LYRA
MENSA
MICROSCOPIUM
MUSCA
NORMA
OCTANS
OPHIUCHUS
PAVO
PHOENIX
PISCIS AUSTRINUS
PUPPIS
PYXIS
RETICULUM
SAGITTA
SAGITTARIUS
SCORPIUS
SCULPTOR
SCUTUM
SERPENS
TELESCOPIUM
TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE
TUCANA
VELA
VIRGO
VOLANS
VULPECULA
SERPENS
Achernar
Alpha Centauri
Altair
Antares
Arcturus
Canopus
Deneb
Hadar
Mimosa
Spica
Vega
Zubenelgenubi
N o r t h
N E
E a s t
S E
South
S W
W e s t
N W
High in the sky are the constellations Scorpius (the Scorpion) and Crux (the Southern Cross). The Southern Cross is easilylocated using the two nearby Pointer stars. Near the end of the Scorpion’s tail is the unofficial constellation of the Teapot inSagittarius. Saturn and Mars are near the star Spica in the constellation of Virgo. From 13 to 17 August, Mars is within threedegrees of Saturn. On 22
nd, Mars is next to the crescent Moon. The best time to view the Moon with a small telescope or
binoculars is a few days either side of the first quarter Moon on the 24th.
Sydney Observatory, with a magnificent view overlooking Sydney Harbour, is open 10am to 5pmdaily – except closed Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and open 10am to noon onNew Year’s Eve. Open Monday to Saturday for night sessions (times vary depending on theseason) for sky viewing through one of our telescopes (cosy planetarium session if cloudy), and3D movies about the Universe. Bookings are essential for night programs.
For more information, check the website at www.sydneyobservatory.comor call (02) 9921 3485.Sydney Observatory is at Watson Road, Observatory Hill, in the historic Rocks area of Sydney.
Sydney Observatory is part of the Powerhouse Museum. The Sydney Observatory night sky map is prepared by Dr M Anderson using thesoftware TheSky. © 2012 Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney.
Star brightnessZero or brighter 1
stmagnitude
2nd
3
rd
4th
Moon phaseFull moon: 02nd
Last quarter: 10thNew moon: 18th
First quarter: 24thFull moon: 31st
Chart keyBright star Faint star EclipticMilky WayPlanetLMC or Large Magellanic CloudSMC or Small Magellanic Cloud
P
OCTANS
SOUTHERN CROSS
Zubeneschamali
LIBRA
Omega Centauri
Centaurus A
CRUX
POINTERSCENTAURUS
Coalsack
Centre of the Galaxy
AntaresM22
SAGITTARIUS
SCORPIUS
Teapot M4
M7
Jewel Box
Zubenelgenubi
First quarter Moon on 24th
M6
Mimosa
NGC 6231
47 Tucanae
Barnard’s star
P
Saturn
Venus1 August
Alpha Centauri
PMars
