M3 Globular Cluster Chart 6 Canes Venatici RA 13h 42.2m Dec m. Size 18 Mag 6.3 Difficulty Medium. Equipment Requires binoculars
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1 M3 Globular Cluster Chart 6 Canes Venatici RA 13h 42.2m Dec m Size 18 Mag 6.3 Difficulty Medium Requires binoculars Locate Arcturus the brightest star in Bootes Locate Cor Caroli the brightest star in Canes Venatici M3 is about midway between Arcturus and Cor Caroli M3 will look like a small, round, hazy patch of light
2 M44 Beehive Cluster Chart 7 Cancer RA 08h 40.1m Dec m Size 95 Mag 3.1 / Medium Naked eye visible (rural) Draw an imaginary line thru the two bright stars in Gemini towards Cancer Draw an imaginary line from the bright star in Canis Minor to M44 Naked eye M44 will be barely visible as a fuzzy patch Binoculars reveal 10 bright stars plus many fainter ones
3 Summer Constellation Charts Chart 8 Vulpecula Cr 399 Coathanger Chart 9 Sagittarius M8 Lagoon Nebula Chart 10 Hercules M13 Hercules Cluster The charts are laid out based on their relative sky position. Note the scales and constellation overlaps.
4 Cr 399 Coathanger Chart 8 Vulpecula RA 19h 25.4m Dec m Size 60 Mag 3.6 / Medium Requires binoculars Locate Vega (the brightest star in Lyra) and Altair (the brightest star in Aquila) Cr 399 is 60% of the way between Lyra and Altair Cr 399 will look like 10 bright stars in the shape of a upside down coathanger plus many fainter stars
5 M8 Lagoon Nebula Chart 9 Sagittarius RA 18h 03.7m Dec m Size 45 x 30 Mag 5.8 Naked eye visible (rural) Locate the constellation Sagittarius (the teapot) M8 is one binocular field (6 ) above the right side (spout) of the teapot Naked eye M8 will look like a bright spot in the Milky Way Binoculars reveal an elongated bright oval nebulous patch of light M20 may also be visible right above M8 and is about 1/3 the size
6 M13 Hercules Cluster Chart 10 Hercules RA 16h 41.7m Dec m Size 20 Mag 5.8 Requires binoculars Locate the four bright stars in the shape of a trapezoid in the center of Hercules M13 is about 2/3 rds of the way from ζ Hercules to η Hercules M13 will look like a small, round, hazy patch of light
7 Autumn Constellation Charts Chart 11 Perseus NGC869 / 884 Double Cluster Chart 12 Andromeda M31 Andromeda Galaxy The charts are laid out based on their relative sky position. Note the scales and constellation overlaps.
8 NGC869 / 884 Double Cluster Chart 11 Perseus RA 02h 19.1m Dec m / RA 02h 22.5m Dec m Size 30 / 30 Mag 5.3 / 6.1 Naked eye visible (rural) Locate the centre star in Cassiopeia (the W shape) Locate Mirfak the brightest star in Perseus The Double Cluster is half way between these two stars Naked eye the Double Cluster will look like a bright spot in the Milky Way Binoculars reveal two separate clusters with a large number of bright and faint stars, several orange in colour
9 M31 Andromeda Galaxy Chart 12 Andromeda RA 00h 42.7m Dec m Size 189 x 61 Mag 3.4 / Medium Naked eye visible (rural) Follow the right two stars of Cassiopeia down to Almach Move east (right) to Mirach, the next bright star Follow the stars μ Andromeda and ν Andromeda up to M31 Naked eye M31 will look like a dim fuzzy oval Binoculars reveal a large oval glow with a bright core
10 Moon First Quarter Waxing Gibbous Waxing Crescent Size 29.3 to 34.1 Mag -2.5 to Full Moon Waning Gibbous Third Quarter Waning Crescent New Moon Waning is left in alphabet and left side of moon is lit. Waxing is right and right is lit. Waning is decreasing (getting darker) and Waxing is increasing (getting brighter). Naked eye visible (city) Simply go outside and look for it in the southern sky The moon is so bright it is often visible during the day The terminator is a moving line that divides the day and night side of a planetary body The deep shadows along the terminator show craters better First quarter is one of the best times to observe the moon
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