April Sky Map - ABC · Latitude 30 o south between 7 and 8pm How to use this map Facing either...

Latitude 30 o south between 7 and 8pm

How to use this mapFacing either south or north, look at the appropriate star map. Your view of the sky should roughly match the major stars andconstellations shown. You’ll see more stars as your eyes get accustomed to the dark, so wait for 10-15 minutes if you’re having trouble spotting the constellations. (For full sky maps go to skymaps.com).

Copyright 2010 Kym Thalassoudis, Skymaps.com

SCP

SOUTH

OVERHEAD

CRUX

RETICULUM

TUCANAARA

FORNAXPAVO

LIBRA

CIRCINUS

LUPUS

NORMA

TRIANGULUMAUSTRALE

APUS

CHAMAELEON

CORVUS

HYDRA

CARINA

VOLANS

OCTANS

ANTLIA

CENTAURUS MUSCA

PICTOR

PYXIS

LEPUS

COLUMBA

VELAPUPPIS

HYDRUSERIDANUS

CAELUM

DORADO

MENSA

PHOENIX

HOROLOGIUM

6397

Canopus25162808

31143293

IC 2602

33723532

ω

β

α

Coalsack4755

LMC

Achernar

R

γ

κ

6752

ζ

L2

24512477

6231

602547 Tuc

β

SMC

2547IC 2391

α

R

T H E E C L I P T I C

ORION

AURIGATAURUS URSA MAJORCANES

VENATICI

COMABERENICES

LEOSickle

LEOMINOR

VIRGO

CORVUS

CRATER

HYDRA

SEXTANS

LYNX

CANCER

CANISMINOR

ANTLIA

GEMINI

PYXIS

CANISMAJOR

MONOCEROS

LEPUS

ERIDANUS

M38

M36

M37

M44

M3

Sirius

M41

Procyon

Mel 111

M35Castor

Pollux

M48

Regulus

2232

2244

M50

Rigel

Cr 69

M42

Betelgeuse

M47

M46

Hyades

Aldebaran

Spica

Alphard

Denebola

Vindemiatrix

Cor Caroli

PUPPIS

TH

E M

I LK

Y W

AY

T HE

MI L

KY

WA

Y

EAST WEST

LOOKING SOUTH

NORTHWEST EAST

OVERHEAD

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StarMagnitudes Galaxy

Double starVariable starDiffuse nebulaPlanetary nebulaOpen star clusterGlobular star cluster

Symbols

SOUTH

LOOKING SOUTH

NORTHWEST EAST

OVERHEAD

EAST WEST

LOOKING NORTH

April Sky Map