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November 2015
A map for each month of the year, to help you learn about the night sky
www.sydneyobservatory.com.au
The star chart shows the stars and constellations visible in the night
sky at about 8.30pm (local daylight saving
CEPHEUS
DRACO time) for Sydney,
Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart, Adelaide or about 7.30pm (local standard time) for Perth and Brisbane. For Darwin and similar
locations the chart will still apply, but some stars will be lost off the southern edge while extra stars will be visible to the north.
Stars down to a brightness or magnitude limitCASSIOPEIA
of 4.5 are shown on the star chart. To use this star chart, rotate the chart so that
the direction you are facing (north, south, east or west) is shown at the bottom. The centre of the chart represents the point
directly above your head, called the zenith, and the outer circular edge represents the horizon.
North
Star Brightness
Zero or brighter
1st magnitude
PERSEUS
2nd
3rd
4th
Moon Phase
Last quarter: 03rd
New Moon: 12th
First Quarter: 19th
Full Moon: 26th
Deneb
LACERTA
Andromeda Galaxy
CYGNUS
Vega
NE
NW
ANDROMEDA
LYRA
TRIANGULUM
Alpha Andromedae
GREAT SQUARE
OF PEGASUS
VULPECULA
PEGASUS
ARIES
M15
PISCES
TAURUS
DELPHINUS
EQUULEUS
AQUARIUS
Mira
SAGITTA
Altair
First quarter
Moon on 19th
AQUILA
OPHIUCHUS
CETUS
CAPRICORNUS
CAPRICORNUS
SCULPTOR
MICROSCOPIUM
ERIDANUS
SAGITTARIUS
M22
M28
GRUS
FORNAX
SERPENS
OPHIUCHUS
West
East
SCUTUM
PISCIS AUSTRINUS
M8
OPHIUCHUS
PHOENIX
Rigel
INDUS
ERIDANUS
Achernar
47 Tucana
CAELUM
PAVO
SCORPIUS
SCORPIUS
SMC
RETICULUM
Saturn
M19
TUCANA
HOROLOGIUM
LEPUS
CORONA AUSTRALIS
TELESCOPIUM
Antares
Antares
M80
ARA
HYDRUS
OCTANS
COLUMBA
PICTOR
MENSA
DORADO
LMCMENSA
NORMA
APUS
TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE
LUPUS
Canopus
Chart Key
SE
CANIS MAJOR
Bright starAdhara
Faint star
Ecliptic
PUPPIS
Milky Way
P Planet
LMC or Large Magellanic Cloud
SMC or Small Magellanic Cloud
VOLANS
CHAMAELEON
SOUTHERN CROSS
CIRCINUS
Alpha Centauri
Hadar
MUSCA
SW
POINTERS
CARINA
Mimosa
CRUX
CENTAURUS
South
VELA
The best time to observe the Moon using binoculars or a small telescope is a few days either side of its first quarter phase. Crux
(the Southern Cross) is located to the south, near the horizon, making it difficult to see at this time of year. Aquarius (the WaterBearer) and Capricornus (the mythical half goat half fish) can be found high in the sky, while Pisces (the Fish) and Aries (the
Ram) are towards the east. The
Great Square of Pegasus can be found in the northern sky.
PYXIS
Sydney Observatory, with a magnificent view overlooking Sydney Harbour, is open 10am to
5pm daily except
closed Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and open 10am to
ANTLIA
noon on New Years Eve. Open Monday to Saturday for night sessions (times vary
depending on the season) for sky viewing through one of our telescopes (cosy planetarium
session if cloudy), and 3D movies about the Universe. Bookings are essential for night
programs.
For more information, check the website at www.sydneyobservatory.com.au or call (02)
9921 3485. Sydney Observatory is at 1003 Upper Fort Street, Observatory Hill, in the
historic Rocks area of Sydney.
Sydney Observatory is part of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. The Sydney Observatory night sky map was prepared by Dr M Anderson using the
software TheSky. This months sky map was compiled by Brenan Dew 2015 Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney.