RASC Calgary Centre - Constellation of the Month
by: John Mirtle and Larry McNish
Page last updated: February 7, 2005
These handouts were fairly popular, with many observers trying to catch everything on the list. John collected all of the handouts together, checked them for errors and Larry has converted them to web format. As mentioned, objects are grouped roughly by brightness, ranging from naked eye brightness to being a struggle with a 16" scope. The Messier Objects are all present, as are the 110 Finest NGC objects from the The RASC Observer's Handbook as well as many of the objects on the list of RASC Deep-Sky Challenge Objects. Others are off the beaten track, but well worth hunting down. These lists will help answer that age old question - what will I look at tonight? Enjoy!
| By Month | Alphabetically | ||
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January: February: March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October: November: December: |
Aries,
Canis Major,
Canis Minor & Sextans Taurus Camelopardalis, Gemini, Leo Minor Monoceros Cancer & Lynx Leo, Ursa Major, Virgo, Bootes & Corona Borealis, Canes Venatici, Coma Berenices, Libra Hercules, Sagittarius, Serpens Aquarius, Aquila, Equuleus & Sagitta, Capricorn, Lyra & Delphinus Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Draco & Ursa Minor Cepheus, Lacerta, Perseus, Pisces Auriga, Cetus, Orion |
Andromeda Aquarius Aquila Aries Auriga Bootes Camelopardalis Cancer Canes Venatici Canis Major Canis Minor Capricorn Cassiopeia Cepheus Cetus Coma Berenices Corona Borealis Corvus Cygnus Delphinus Draco Equuleus Eridanus Gemini Hercules E. Hydra Lacerta |
Leo Leo Minor Lepus Libra Lynx Lyra Monoceros Orion Ophiuchus Pegasus Perseus Pisces Puppis Sagitta Sagittarius Scorpius Sculptor Scutum Serpens Sextans Taurus Triangulum Ursa Major Ursa Minor Virgo Vulpecula |
Pegasus
Vulpecula
Scorpius
Triangulum
Notes:
These pages are being re-constructed from original materials. Please check back for updates over the next few weeks.
Small scopes are defined as those up to 6", big scopes from 8" to 10", and challenge objects are best viewed with scopes of 11" diameter and larger. Your mileage will vary!
Object descriptions followed by "(110NGC)" on the individual constellation pages are on the official 110 Finest NGC list by Alan Dyer, published in The RASC Observer's Handbook. These are also designated with a superscript exclamation mark (e.g. NGC 185!, IC 289!) in the index and on the constellation pages.
Messier Objects designated with a superscript exclamation mark (e.g. M1!) and NGC items designated with a dual superscript exclamation mark (e.g. NGC 4565!!) are considered "showcase" items.
Object descriptions followed by "(H400)" are on the Herschel 400 list.
P.A. = Position Angle between two stars in a double-star system.
DoDz = Dolidze-Dzimselejsvili
Above each constellation map is a set of "radio buttons". These can be used to select one of 4 maps for the constellation, or to "turn off" the second map:
- Lines - Additional information is shown with colored lines
- No Lines - The map shows only stars and objects on a black background
- Reverse - The full map in reversed colours
- Reverse No Lines - The map shows only stars and objects on a white background
- No Map - turns off the second map if it is not needed
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a alpha b beta g gamma d delta |
e epsilon z zeta h eta q theta |
i iota k kappa l lambda m mu |
n nu x xi o omicron p pi |
r rho s sigma t tau u upsilon |
f phi c chi y psi w omega |
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A alpha B beta G gamma D delta |
E epsilon Z zeta H eta Q theta |
I iota K kappa L lambda M mu |
N nu X xi O omicron P pi |
R rho S sigma T tau U upsilon |
F phi C chi Y psi W omega |
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αα alpha ββ beta γ γ gamma δδ delta |
εε epsilon ζζ zeta ηη eta θθ theta |
ι ι iota κκ kappa λλ lambda μμ mu |
ν ν nu ξξ xi οο omicron ππ pi |
ρρ rho σσ sigma ττ tau υυ upsilon |
φφ phi χχ chi ψψ psi ωω omega |
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ΑΑ alpha ΒΒ beta ΓΓ gamma ΔΔ delta |
ΕΕ epsilon ΖΖ zeta ΗΗ eta ΘΘ theta |
Ι Ι iota ΚΚ kappa Λ Λ lambda ΜΜ mu |
ΝΝ nu ΞΞ xi ΟΟ omicron ΠΠ pi |
ΡΡ rho ΣΣ sigma ΤΤ tau ΥΥ upsilon |
ΦΦ phi ΧΧ chi ΨΨ psi ΩΩ omega |
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