The Solar System

620 APPENDIX B

June

July

Aug.

Sep

t.

Ecliptic

Betelgeuse ProcyonProcyon

Sirius

Canopus

Rigel

Betelgeuse Regulus

(^3) h
(^4) h
6 h
7 h 8 h^9
h
10 h
11 h
12 h
SCP
LMCLMC
SMC
Antlia
Apus
Caelum
Cancer
Equator
Canis Major
Canis Minor
Carina
Centaurus
Chamaeleon
Circinus
Columba
Corvus
Crater
Crux
Dorado
Eridanus
Fornax
Gemini
Horologium
Hydra
Hydrus
Leo
Lepus
Mensa
MonocerosMilky WayMilky Way
Musca
Octans
Orion
Phoenix
Pictor
Puppis Pyxis
Reticulum
Sextans
Taurus
Triangulum
Australe
Vela
Volans
9 P.M.
8 P.M.
7 P.M.
MARCH
Early in Month
Midmonth
End of Month
Months along the ecliptic show the
location of the sun during the year.
Numbers along the celestial equator
show right ascension.
Southern
Hemisphere Sky
Northern Horizon
Southern Horizon
Western Horizon
Eastern Horizon
July Aug.
Sep
t.
Ecl
ipti
c
Regulus
Procyon
Canopus
Sirius Spica
α
β
α
β
13 h
8 h 9 h 10 h 11 h
7 h
Milky WayMilky Way
SCP
Antlia
Apus Ara
Caelum
Cancer
Equator
Canis Major
CanisMinor
Carina
Centaurus
Chamaeleon
Circinus
Columba
Corvus
Crater
Dorado Crux
Gemini
Horologium
Hydra
Hydrus
Leo
Lepus
Lupus
Mensa
Monoceros
Musca Norma
Octans
Orion
Pictor
Puppis
Pyxis
Reticulum
Triangulum Australe
SMC
LMCLMC
Vela
Virgo
Volans
Sextans
9 P.M.
8 P.M.
7 P.M.
APRIL
Early in Month
Midmonth
End of Month
Months along the ecliptic show the
location of the sun during the year.
Numbers along the celestial equator
show right ascension.
Southern
Hemisphere Sky
Northern Horizon
Southern Horizon
Western Horizon
Eastern Horizon