Latitude 30 o south 9–10PM (DST)
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
December Sky MapT
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EC
LIP
TICCRUX
RETICULUM TUCANA
INDUS
SCULPTOR
ARA
CAPRICORNUS
PISCISAUSTRINUS
FORNAX
MICROSCOPIUM
PAVO
GRUS
SAGITTARIUS
CORONAAUSTRALIS
TELESCOPIUMCIRCINUS
TRIANGULUMAUSTRALE
APUSCHAMAELEON
CARINA
VOLANS
OCTANS
CENTAURUS
MUSCA
PICTOR
PYXIS
CANISMAJOR
MONOCEROS
LEPUS
COLUMBA
VELA
PUPPIS
HYDRUS
ERIDANUS
CAELUM
DORADO
MENSA
PHOENIXHOROLOGIUM
6397
SiriusM41
Canopus
2516
2808
3114
3293
IC 2602
3372
3532
β αCoalsack
4755
LMC
Achernar
γ
M50 κ6752
ζFomalhaut
L2
M47M46
2451
2477
6025
47 Tuc
β
SMC
2547
IC 2391
α
R
SCP
T H E M I L K Y WAY
T H E E C L I P T I C
ORION
TRIANGULUM
ANDROMEDAPEGASUS
Great Squareof Pegasus
AURIGA
TAURUS
ARIES
PISCESCirclet
CETUS
PERSEUS
LACERTADELPHINUS
EQUULEUS
AQUARIUS
CANISMINOR
GEMINI
MONOCEROS
LEPUS
ERIDANUS
M31
M2
Capella
M38 M36M37
Procyon
Mira
M35
2232
2244
Rigel
Cr 69
M42
Betelgeuse
M15
Double Cluster
Algol
253
Pleiades
Hyades Aldebaran
Hamal
Enif
T H E M I L K Y WAY
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StarMagnitudes Galaxy
Double starVariable starDiffuse nebulaPlanetary nebulaOpen star clusterGlobular star cluster
Symbols
SOUTHLOOKING SOUTH
NORTHWEST EAST
OVERHEAD
EAST WEST
LOOKING NORTH