SKY_September2014.pdf

MIDNIGHT SUNRISE ▶

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

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W Very low in sky, visible with binoculars

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OBSERVING

Sky at a Glance

EXACT FOR LATITUDE

40º NORTH.

Galaxy

Double star

Variable star

Open cluster

Diffuse nebula

Globular cluster

Planetary nebula

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CASSIOPEIA
CYGNUS
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LACERTA
PEGASUS
VULPECULA
DELPHINUS SAGITTA
AQUARIUS EQUULEUS
AQUILA
CAPRICORNUS
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TRIANGULUM
PISCES
ARIES
Polaris
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Albireo
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Deneb
M39
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Water
Jar
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M2
Altair
M30
Algol
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  Facing
  Moon
  Sept 8
  Moon
  Sept 5
  Moon Phases
  Planet VisibilitySHOWN FOR LATITUDE 40°^ NORTH AT MID-MONTH
  Using the Map
  Go out within an hour of a time
  listed to the right. Turn the map
  around so the yellow label for the
  direction you’re facing is at the
  bottom. That’s the horizon. Above
  it are the constellations in front of
  you. The center of the map is
  overhead. Ignore the parts
  of the map above horizons
  you’re not facing.
  SEPTEMBER 2014
  5 DAWN: Regulus shines less than 1° lower right
  of Venus low in the east a half hour before
  sunrise; as shown on page 48. Best in wide-fi eld
  telescopes and binoculars.
  17 NIGHT: Algol shines at minimum brightness for
  roughly two hours centered on 11:06 p.m. PDT.
  20 DAWN: Jupiter shines upper left of the Moon.
  NIGHT: Algol shines at minimum brightness for
  roughly two hours centered on 10:55 p.m. EDT
  (7:55 p.m. PDT); see page 53.
  Sept 21 – DAWN: The zodiacal light is visible 120 to 80
  Oct 6 minutes before sunrise from dark locations at
  mid-northern latitudes. Look for a huge pyramid
  of light stretching up through Jupiter.
  22 AUTUMN BEGINS in the Northern Hemisphere
  at the equinox, 10:29 p.m. EDT.
  24–30 DUSK: Mars passes less than 4° north of
  Antares. The planet is almost the same color as
  the star and just a little brighter. They appear
  closest (3.1°) on the 27th and 28th.
  27 DUSK: The waxing crescent Moon fl oats just 1.5°
  to 3° lower right of Saturn (for North America).
  28, 29 DUSK: The Moon fl oats to the right of Mars and
  Antares on the 28th and above them on the
  29th, as shown on page 49.
  First Qtr Sept. 2 7:11 a.m. EDT
  Last Qtr Sept. 15 10:05 p.m. EDT
  Full Sept. 8 9:38 p.m. EDT
  New Sept. 24 2:14 a.m. EDT
  NHSC layout.indd 44 6/23/14 12:18 PM