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Hawaii’s Sky Tonightwww.bishopmuseum.org/planetarium

HOW TO USE THIS MAP:

MOON “MAHINA” PHASES:

SKY MAP KEY:

VIEWING TIMES FOR MAP:

HAWAIIAN STAR NAMES:

New1/16

10 PMEarly

Month

9 PMMid

Month

8 PMLate

MonthFirst1/24

Full1/1&1/31

Last1/8

∙Aldebaran = Kapuahi (Sacred Fire)∙Auriga/Capella = Hōkūlei (Lei of Stars)

∙Betelgeuse = Kauluakoko (BrilliantRed Star)

∙Canopus = Ke Ali'i O Kona I Ka Lewa (The Chief of the Southern Skies)

∙Cassiopeia = 'Iwa Keli'i (The Frigate Bird)

∙Orion = Ka Heihei O Nā Keiki (TheCats Cradle Game of the Children)

∙Planets = Hōkūhele (Moving Stars)∙Pleiades = Makali'i (The Tiny Eyes)∙Polaris = Hōkūpa'a (The Stationary Star)

1. Find north in the sky by using the Big Dipper or Cassiopeia.

2. Face north and hold the sky map directly in front of you with “N” (on the map) at the bottom.

3. Look for stars in the northern sky.4. To view other parts of the sky, turn

to that direction and hold the sky map with that same direction at the bottom.

1st Magnitude

This sky map is set for the latitude of O'ahu (21˚ N), but can be used for other Hawaiian Islands, from Hawai'i (19˚ N) to Kaua'i (22˚ N).

2nd Magnitude Planets (not visible this period)

4th Magnitude 3rd Magnitude

Stars Constellations Planets

Lepus

Orion

Gemini

Taurus

Auriga

PegasusPerseus

Pisces

Cetus

Cassiopeia

Andromeda

Ursa Major(The Big Dipper)

Ursa Minor(The Little

Dipper)

Hydra

Leo

Canis Major

Canis Minor

Canopus

The Milky Way

The Milky Way

Achernar

Sirius

Procyon

Aldebaran Betelgeuse

Castor

Pleiades

Capella

Pollux

Polaris(North Star)

Rigel

JANUARY

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