Harrowsmith – September 2019

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ASTRONOMY

Magnitudeis a relativescale.Thelargerthe

number, the fainter the star.

Constellation StarNames (magnitudeBrightness)

Antlia Alpha 4 .3

Bootes Arcturus 0. 0

CanesVenatici CorCaroli 2.9

ComaBerenices Diadem 4.3

CoronaBorealis Alphekka 4. 1

Corvus Gienah 2. 6

Hercules RasAlgethi 2.9

Hydra Alphard 2. 0

Libra Zubenelgenubi 2 .7

Ophiuchus RasAlhague 2 .1

Scorpius Antares 1. 0

SerpensCaput Unukalhai 2 .7

Virgo Spica 1. 0

SPRING – MARCH

ConstellationStar Names (magnitudeBrightness)

Aquila Altair 0.8

Capricornus Algedi 2.9

Cygnus Deneb 1 .3

Delphinus Sualocin 3.8

Equuleus Kita 3.9

Lyra Vega 0 .0

Sagitta Alsahm 4.4

Sagittarius KausAustralis 1.9

Scutum Alpha 3 .8

SerpensCauda Eta 3.3

Vulpecula Anser 4. 4

SUMMER– JUNE

Constellation StarNames (magBrightnessnitude)

Andromeda Alpheratz 2 .1

Aquarius Sadalmelik 3. 0

Aries Hamal 2. 0

Auriga Capella 0.1

Cetus DenebKaitos 2. 0

Eridanus Achernar 0 .4

Fornax Dalim 4. 0

Pegasus Markab 2.1

Perseus Mirphak 1.8

Pisces Alrescha 3. 9

FALL–SEPTEMBER

Constellation StarNames (maBrightnessgnitude)

Camelopardalis Alpha 4. 3

Cassiopeiae Schedar 2.2

Cepheus Alderamin

Draco Eltanin 2 .2

UrsaMajor Dubhe 2.4

Ursa Minor Polaris 2. 0

CIRCUMPOLAR

CONSTELLATIONSBY SEASON

Constellation StarNames (Bmagnitude)rightness

Auriga Capella 0 .1

Cancer Altarf 3.5

CanisMajor Sirius 1 .5

CanisMinor Procyon 0 .3

Crater Alkes 4. 1

Gemini Pollux 1 .1

Leo Regulus 1.4

LeoMinor Praecipua 3.8

Lepus Arneb 2 .6

Lynx Alpha 3. 1

Monoceros Alpha 3.9

Orion Rigel 0.1

Puppis Aspidiske 2.3

Pyxis Alpha 3. 7

Sextans Alpha 4. 5

Taurus Aldebaran 0. 9

WINTER – DECEMBER