2019-06-01_All_About_Space

The Northern

Hemisphere

The ‘Dog Star’ Sirius starts to dip low towards the horizon, below and to

the left of Orion (the Hunter). Meanwhile, Taurus (the Bull) can be spotted

on the other side of the famous Belt of Orion while Gemini (the Twins) is

high in the south. You’ll be able to locate the twins with ease thanks to its

member stars Castor and Pollux. Gemini also hosts some beautiful deep-sky

targets, including the Medusa Nebula (Abell 21), the Eskimo Nebula (NGC

2392) and open cluster Messier 35.

Coming to the end of winter, you’ll still be able to locate the Hyades

cluster in Taurus, which sits close to bull’s eye Aldebaran, with the naked

eye, as well as the Pleiades, also known as Messier 45.

There’s still a chill in the air as February rolls around,

offering those clear, crisp sights

Using the sky chart

This chart is for use at 10pm (GMT)

mid-month and is set for 52° latitude.

Hold the chart above your

head with the bottom of the

page in front of you.

Face south and notice

that north on the chart

is behind you.

The constellations on the chart

should now match what you

see in the sky.

01

02

03

Sirius (-1.4)

-0.5 to 0.0

0.0 to 0.5

0.5 to 1.0

1.0 to 1.5

1.5to2.0

2.0 to 2.5

2.5 to 3.0

3.0to3.5

3.5to4.0

4.0to4.5

Fainter

Variable star

Magnitudes

O-B

A

F

G

K

M

Open star clusters

Globular star clusters

Bright diffuse nebulae

Planetary nebulae

Deep-sky objects

Galaxies

Observer’s note:

Thenightskyasitappears

on 16 Febraury 2019 at

approximately 10pm (GMT).

NE

EAST

SE

ole

ANTLIA

CANCER

CANES

VENATICI

COMA

BERENICES

CORONA

BOREALIS

CRATER

DRACO

HERCULES

HYDRA

LEO

MINORLEO

LYRA

PYXIS

SEXTANS

URSA

MAJOR

VIRGO

Arcturus

Regulus

Vega

BOOTES

M4

M44

81

M106

M51

M3

M101

M13

M92

Feb 21

Spectral types

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