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About the Celestial Objects
Listed on this page are several of the brighter, more interesting celestial objects Arcturus Boo Orange, giant K star. Name means "bear watcher". Dist=36.7 ly.
visible in the evening sky this month (refer to the monthly sky map). The objects are Canopus Car Second brightest star in the sky. 14,000 times more luminous than the Sun. Dist=309 ly.
β Centauri Cen With Alpha Centauri, forms the so-called "Pointers-to-the-Cross". Dist=525 ly.
grouped into three categories. Those that can be easily seen with the naked eye α Centauri Cen Nearest bright star to Sun at 4.4 ly. Brilliant double star in a telescope. 80 year period.
(that is, without optical aid), those easily seen with binoculars, and those requiring Coalsack Cru Most famous naked-eye dark nebula. Requires dark sky. Dist=600 ly.
a telescope to be appreciated. Note, all of the objects (except single stars) will Regulus Leo Brightest star in Leo. A blue-white star with at least 1 companion. Dist=77 ly.
appear more impressive when viewed through a telescope or very large Antares Sco Red, supergiant star. Name means "rival of Mars". Dist=135.9 ly.
binoculars. They are grouped in this way to highlight objects that can be seen using Spica Vir Latin name means "ear of wheat" and shown held in Virgo's left hand. Dist=250 ly.
the optical equipment that may be available to the star gazer. Easily Seen with Binoculars
6397 Ara Thought to be the nearest globular. Dist=7,000 ly.
Tips for Observing the Night Sky M3 CVn Easy to find in binoculars. Might be glimpsed with the naked eye.
When observing the night sky, and in particular deep-sky objects such as star 2516 Car Spectacular open star cluster of 100 stars spaning 1/2 deg. Dist=1,300 ly.
2808 Car Located 4 deg W of Nu Carinae. Visible to the naked eye on clear nights.
clusters, nebulae, and galaxies, it’s always best to observe from a dark location.

CELESTIAL OBJECTS
R Carinae Car Long period variable. Magnitude varies between 3.9 & 10.5 over 309 days.
Avoid direct light from street lights and other sources. If possible observe from a 3114 Car Stunning open cluster. 30+ stars visible through 7x binoculars. Dist=2,900 ly.
dark location away from the light pollution that surrounds many of today’s large 3293 Car Rich, tightly packed. Surrounded by large, faint nebulosity. Dist=8,500 ly.
cities. IC 2602 Car The "Five of Diamonds". Bright cluster twice diameter of full Moon. Dist=491 ly.
You will see more stars after your eyes adapt to the darkness—usually about 10 to 3372 Car Eta Carinae Nebula. Enormous glowing cloud in rich star field. Dist=8,000 ly.
3532 Car Herschel - "most brilliant cluster". 60+ stars in 7x binoculars. Dist=1,300 ly.
20 minutes after you go outside. Also, if you need to use a torch to view the sky
ω Centauri Cen Largest and brightest globular star cluster in sky. 1 million stars. Dist=17,000 ly.
map, cover the light bulb with red cellophane. This will preserve your dark vision. Mel 111 Com Coma Berenices. 80 mag 5-6 stars in 5 deg. Dist=283 ly. Age=400 million years.
Finally, even though the Moon is one of the most stunning objects to view 4755 Cru Jewel Box. Outstanding star cluster. Many contrasting colours. Dist=7,600 ly.
through a telescope, its light is so bright that it brightens the sky and makes many LMC Dor Large Magellanic Cloud. A neighbouring galaxy of the Milky Way. Dist=180,000 ly.
of the fainter objects very difficult to see. So try to observe the evening sky on R Hydrae Hya Long period variable. Mag varies between 3.0 & 11.0 over 390 days. Brilliant red.
κ Pavonis Pav Cepheid-type. Magnitude varies between 3.9 & 4.8 over 9.088 days.
moonless nights around either New Moon or Last Quarter.
6752 Pav One of the better globular star clusters in the sky. Dist=14,000 ly.
M8 Sgr Lagoon Nebula. Bright nebula bisected by a dark lane. Dist=5,200 ly.
Astronomical Glossary M22 Sgr A spectacular globular star cluster. Telescope will show stars. Dist=10,000 ly.
M4 Sco A close globular. May just be visible without optical aid. Dist=7,000 ly.
Conjunction – An alignment of two celestial bodies such that they present the least 6231 Sco Easy to see in binoculars. Dist=5,900 ly.
angular separation as viewed from Earth. M6 Sco Butterfly Cluster. 30+ stars in 7x binoculars. Dist=1,960 ly.
Constellation – A defined area of the sky containing a star pattern. M7 Sco Superb open cluster. Visible to the naked eye. Age=260 million years. Dist=780 ly.
M5 Ser Fine globular star cluster. Telescope will reveal individual stars. Dist=25,000 ly.
Diffuse Nebula – A cloud of gas illuminated by nearby stars. 6025 TrA A small open star cluster in Milky Way. Dist=2,700 ly.
Double Star – Two stars that appear close to each other in the sky; either linked by SMC Tuc Small Magellanic Cloud. Companion galaxy to Milky Way. Requires dark sky. Dist=210,000 ly.
2547 Vel Fine open cluster visible through binoculars. Dist=1,300 ly.
gravity so that they orbit each other (binary star) or lying at different distances from IC 2391 Vel Omicron Velorum Cluster. Superb object for binoculars. Dist=450 ly.
Earth (optical double). Apparent separation of stars is given in seconds of arc (").
Ecliptic – The path of the Sun’s center on the celestial sphere as seen from Earth. Telescopic Objects
Elongation – The angular separation of two celestial bodies. For Mercury and Venus ε Boötis Boo Red giant star (mag 2.5) with a blue-green mag 4.9 companion. Sep=2.8". Difficult to split.
3918 Cen The Blue Planetary. Visible in a small telescope as a round blue disk.
the greatest elongation occurs when they are at their most angular distance from the 5128 Cen Bisected by a wide obscuring lane. Strong radio source. Dist=11 million ly.
Sun as viewed from Earth. M64 Com Black-Eye Galaxy. Discovered by J.E. Bode in 1775 -- "a small, nebulous star".
Galaxy – A mass of up to several billion stars held together by gravity. 3242 Hya Ghost of Jupiter. Bright blue disk. Mag 11 central star. Dist=2,600 ly.
M83 Hya Classic face-on spiral. Discovered in 1752 by Lacaille. In attractive star field.
Globular Star Cluster – A ball-shaped group of several thousand old stars. 5822 Lup Large, attractive cluster. Dist=1,800 ly. Open cluster NGC 5823 to the south.
Light Year (ly) – The distance a beam of light travels at 300,000 km/sec in one M23 Sgr Elongated star cluster. Telescope required to show stars. Dist=2,100 ly.
year. M20 Sgr Trifid Nebula. A telescope shows 3 dust lanes trisecting nebula. Dist=5,200 ly.
M21 Sgr A fine and impressive cluster. Dist=4,200 ly.
Magnitude – The brightness of a celestial object as it appears in the sky. M17 Sgr Omega Nebula. Contains the star cluster NGC 6618. Dist=4,900 ly.
Open Star Cluster – A group of tens or hundreds of relatively young stars. 6124 Sco Contains 5 bright tightly packed stars near centre. 7 star chain. Dist=1,600 ly.
M16 Ser Eagle Nebula. Requires a telescope of large aperture. Dist=8,150 ly.
Opposition – When a celestial body is opposite the Sun in the sky. 3132 Vel One of the brightest planetaries. Magnitude 10 central star. Dist=2,600 ly.
Planetary Nebula – The remnants of a shell of gas blown off by a star. M87 Vir Supergiant galaxy with supermassive black hole at its core. Dist=53.5 million ly.
M104 Vir Sombrero Galaxy. Almost edge-on spiral galaxy. Protruding central core.
Universal Time (UT) – A time system used by astronomers. Also known as Greenwich γ Virginis Vir Superb pair of mag 3.5 yellow-white stars. Orbit=169 years. At their closest in 2005.
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