SKY CHART AND VIEWING GUIDE SEPTEMBER 2021
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S Spica Sept. 9 Sept. 5 V Venus SKY CHART AND VIEWING GUIDE The New England night sky as it appears on: September 1 at 10:00 p.m. EDT September 15 at 9:00 p.m. September 30 at 8:00 p.m. THE PLANETS: Venus is dazzling bright, well to the left of the sunset in twilight. Mercury and Mars are too close to the Sun to be visible this month. Jupiter and Saturn are in the southern sky after dark. Sept. 5: Venus and the star Spica pass very close together in evening twilight to the left of the Sun. The Moon gets in on the action Sep. 8 – 10. You’ll want to watch from the top of a hill or other location that has a clear western horizon. Charles Hayden Planetarium: 617-723-2500, mos.org New moon September 6 First quarter September 13 Full moon September 20 Last quarter September 28 HOW TO USE CHART: Hold it overhead so “North” on chart points at true north. Objects near the center of the chart are overhead; those near the edge are low in the sky. This map is set for latitude 42° north, but may be used in most of the US. PHASES OF THE MOON THE STARS: This chart shows the main star groups and constellations visible near large cities. More stars appear on moonless nights in less urban areas. SEPTEMBER 2021 Planet positions shown for mid-month. West-southwest, 45 min. after sunset S o u t h W e s t N o r t h E a s t C Y G N U S L Y R A P E G A S U S U R S A B I G D I P P E R G R E A T S Q U A R E S A T U R N J U P I T E R M A J O R A Q U I L A B O Ö T E S C A S S I O P E I A A N D R O M E D A S A G I T T A R I U S S C O R P I U S SUMMER TRI ANGLE D e n e b A l t ai r V e g a A r c t u r u s A nt ar es F o m al haut C apel l a P ol ar i s N or t h St ar
Transcript of SKY CHART AND VIEWING GUIDE SEPTEMBER 2021
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SKY CHART AND VIEWING GUIDE The New England night sky as it appears on:
September 1 at 10:00 p.m. EDT September 15 at 9:00 p.m. September 30 at 8:00 p.m.
THE PLANETS: Venus is dazzling bright, well to the left of the sunset in twilight. Mercury and Mars are too close to the Sun to be visible this month. Jupiter and Saturn are in the southern sky after dark.
Sept. 5: Venus and the star Spica pass very close together in evening twilight to the left of the Sun. The Moon gets in on the action Sep. 8 – 10. You’ll want to watch from the top of a hill or other location that has a clear western horizon.
Charles Hayden Planetarium: 617-723-2500, mos.org
New moon September 6
First quarter September 13
Full moonSeptember 20
Last quarterSeptember 28
HOW TO USE CHART: Hold it overhead so “North” on chart points at true north. Objects near the center of the chart are overhead; those near the edge are low in the sky. This map is set for latitude 42° north, but may be used in most of the US.
PHASES OF THE MOON
THE STARS: This chart shows the main star
groups and constellations visible near large cities. More stars appear on
moonless nights in less urban areas.
SEPTEMBER 2021Planet positions shown for mid-month.
West-southwest, 45 min. after sunset
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