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Sydney Observatory night sky mapA map for each month of the year, to help you learn about the night sky 

September 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 September 2012 at about 7:30 pm (local standard time). For Darwin and similar locations the chart willstill apply, but some stars will be lost off the southern edge while extra stars will be visible to the north. Stars down to abrightness or magnitude limit of 4.5 are shown. To use this chart, rotate it so that the direction you are facing (north, south, eastor west) is shown at the bottom. The centre of the chart represents the point directly above your head, called the zenith, and theouter circular edge represents the horizon. 

South Celestial Pole

LMC

SMC

Centre of the Galaxy

 ANTLIA

 APUS

 AQUARIUS

 AQUILA

 ARA

BOOTES

CAPRICORNUS

CARINA

CENTAURUS

CETUS

CHAMAELEON

CIRCINUS

CORONA AUSTRALIS

CORONA BOREALIS

CORVUS

CRUX

CYGNUS

DELPHINUS

DORADO

EQUULEUS

FORNAX

GRUS

HERCULES

HOROLOGIUM

HYDRUS

INDUS

LACERTA

LIBRA

LUPUS

LYRA

MENSA

MICROSCOPIUM

MUSCA

NORMA

OCTANS

OPHIUCHUS

PAVO

PEGASUS

PHOENIX

PICTOR

PISCIS AUSTRINUS

RETICULUM

SAGITTA

SAGITTARIUS

SCORPIUS

SCULPTOR

SCUTUM

SERPENS

TELESCOPIUM

TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE

TUCANA

VELA

VIRGO

VOLANS

VULPECULA

SERPENS

 Achernar 

 Alpha Centauri 

 Altair 

 Antares

 Arcturus

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

 The spring equinox occurs on the 23rd when the length of day and night is almost equal, about 12 hours each.Saturn is visible low in the west in the constellation of Virgo. Mars is next to the star Zubenelgenubi in Libra. Thebest time to see the Moon using binoculars or a small telescope is a few days either side of the first quarter Moonon the 23rd. To the south-west is Crux (the Southern Cross) easily located using the two nearby stars called thePointers. In the centre of the sky are the constellations of Scorpius (the Scorpion) and Sagittarius (the Archer).

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 phaseLast quarter: 08thNew Moon: 16th

First quarter: 23rd Full Moon: 30th

Saturn

Chart keyBright star Faint star EclipticMilky WayPlanetLMC or Large Magellanic Cloud

SMC or Small Magellanic Cloud

P 

P 

SOUTHERN CROSS 

Zubeneschamali 

CRUX

CENTAURUS

 Antares

SCORPIUS

Jewel Box 

Moon on 23rd 

Beta Crucis

Fomalhaut 

PISCES AUSTRINUS 

INDUSGRUS 

PISCES

 APUS

POINTERS

 Alpha Centauri 

Beta Centauri 

SAGITTARIUS

South Celestial PoleMUSCA

LYRA

Centre of the Galaxy

Coalsack 

Mars

P