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SKY CHART AND VIEWING GUIDE For information on the Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science: 617-723-2500, 617-589-0417 (TTY), mos.org Charles Hayden Planetarium MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, BOSTON The Boston night sky as it appears at: This map is set for latitude 42° north, but may be used in most of the USA This chart shows the principal constellations and star groups visible from the city. Far away from the city, you'll see many more stars, except on moonlit nights. N E W Hold chart over your head and line up “N” with true north. Objects near the center are overhead; those near the edge are low in the sky. May 2014 Mercury emerges low in evening twilight. Jupiter sets in mid-evening. Mars is up most of the night, Saturn all night. Bright Venus is in the dawn sky. May 1, 11 pm EDT May 16, 10 pm May 31, dusk Last quarter May 21 First quarter May 6 Full moon May 14 New moon May 28 SATURN SATURN MARS MARS Earth passes through a debris field from a small comet, possibly causing a few hundred meteors per hour. Best viewing is far away from city lights. The moon and the brightest planet appear close together in the predawn sky. You need a clear eastern horizon. JUPITER JUPITER Polaris Looking north, all night Looking east, 4:45 am May 23 Strong meteor shower? May 26 Moon and Venus Polaris (North Star) Capella Procyon Pollux Regulus Arcturus Spica Vega Antares Deneb Castor BIG DIPPER BIG DIPPER CASSIOPEIA URSA MAJOR AURIGA GEMINI LEO VIRGO CANIS MINOR BOÖTES SCORPIUS LYRA CYGNUS
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SKY CHART ANDVIEWING GUIDE
For information on the Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science: 617-723-2500, 617-589-0417 (TTY), mos.org
Charles Hayden PlanetariumM U S E U M O F S C I E N C E , B O S T O N
The Boston night sky as it appears at:
This map is set for latitude 42°north, butmay beused inmost ofthe USA
This chart shows the principalconstellations and star groups
visible from the city. Faraway from the city,
you'll see manymore stars,
except onmoonlitnights.
N
EW
Hold chart over your headand line up“N” with truenorth. Objectsnear the center areoverhead; those nearthe edge are low in the sky.
M a y 2 0 1 4
Mercury emerges
low in evening twilight. Jupiter
sets in mid-evening. Mars is up most of the night, Saturn all night.
Bright Venus is in the dawn sky.
May 1, 11 pm EDTMay 16, 10 pm May 31, dusk
Last quarterMay 21
First quarterMay 6
Full moonMay 14
New moonMay 28
SATURNSATURN
MARSMARS
Earth passes through a debris field from a small comet, possibly causing a few hundred meteors per hour. Best viewing is far away from city lights.
The moon and the brightest planet appear close together in the predawn sky. You need a clear eastern horizon.
JUPI
TER
JUPI
TER
Polaris
Looking north, all night Looking east, 4:45 am
May 23 Strongmeteor shower? May 26 Moon
and Venus
Polaris(North Star)
Capella
Proc
yon
Pollu
x
Regu
lus
Arcturus
Spica
Vega
Antares
Deneb
Cast
orBIG DIPPER BIG DIPPER
CASSIOPEIA
URSA
MAJ
OR
AURIGA
GE
MIN
I
LEO
VIRGO
CA
NIS
MIN
OR
BOÖ
TES
SCORPIUS
LYR
ACYG
NUS
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