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Where are the Distant Worlds? January North South West East 1 – Gamma Cephei 2 – Iota Draconis 3 – Epsilon Eridani 4 – Upsilon Andromedae 5 – Tau Bootis 6 – 70 Virginis 7 – 47 Ursae Majoris 8 – HD 19994 (Cetus) 9 – Rho Coronae Borealis 10 – 51 Pegasi 11 – Gliese 777a (Cygnus) 12 – HD 89744 (Ursa Major) 13 – HD 38529 (Orion) 14 – 55 Cancri Stars visible to the unaided eye known to have planets — listed brightest to dimmest (stars visible this month are circled and numbered on the map) Copyright 2003 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Copies for educational purposes are permitted. Map by Richard Talcott, senior editor, Astronomy magazine. To locate stars in the sky, hold the map above your head and orient it so that one of the four direction labels matches the direction you’re facing. The map will then represent what you see in the sky. The all-sky map represents the night sky as seen from approximately 35° north latitude at the following times: 9 p.m. standard time on January 1 8 p.m. standard time on January 15 7 p.m. standard time on January 31 AQUARIUS PEGASUS ANDROMEDA CETUS PISCES ERIDANUS TAURUS ORION LEPUS COLUMBA CANIS MAJOR CANIS MINOR GEMINI CANCER LEO ARIES TRIANGULUM PERSEUS CASSIOPEIA AURIGA CYGNUS CEPHEUS DRACO URSA MINOR URSA MAJOR Deneb Enif Polaris Algol Capella Aldebaran Mira Betelgeuse Rigel Castor Regulus Pollux Sirius Procyon Pleiades Hyades Ecliptic 10 4 1 2 7 12 14 13 8 3

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Page 1: Where are the Distant Worlds? - Night Sky Network · 2018-01-05 · MAJOR CANIS MINOR CASSIOPEIA CEPHEUS CETUS COLUMBA COMA BERENICES CORVUS CRATER DRACO GEMINI ERIDANUS HYDRA LEO

Where are the Distant Worlds?January

North

South

Wes

tEast

1 – Gamma Cephei2 – Iota Draconis3 – Epsilon Eridani4 – Upsilon Andromedae5 – Tau Bootis

6 – 70 Virginis 7 – 47 Ursae Majoris 8 – HD 19994 (Cetus) 9 – Rho Coronae Borealis10 – 51 Pegasi

11 – Gliese 777a (Cygnus)12 – HD 89744 (Ursa Major)13 – HD 38529 (Orion)14 – 55 Cancri

Stars visible to the unaided eye known to have planets — listed brightest to dimmest(stars visible this month are circled and numbered on the map)

Copyright 2003 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Copies for educational purposes are permitted. Map by Richard Talcott, senior editor, Astronomy magazine.

To locate stars in the sky, hold the map above yourhead and orient it so that one of the four directionlabels matches the direction you’re facing. The mapwill then represent what you see in the sky.

The all-sky map represents the night skyas seen from approximately 35° northlatitude at the following times:

9 p.m. standard time on January 18 p.m. standard time on January 157 p.m. standard time on January 31

AQUA

RIUS

PEGA

SUSAN

DROM

EDA

CETUS

PISC

ES

ERIDANUS

TAURUS

ORION

LEPUS

COLUMBA

CANISMAJOR

CANISM

INOR

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

ARIE

S

TRIA

NGUL

UM

PERSEUS

CASSIOPEIA

AURIGA

CYGNUS

CEPHEUS

DRACO

URSAMINORURSA

MAJOR

Deneb

Enif

Polaris

Algol

Capella

Aldebaran

Mira

Betelgeuse

Rigel

Castor

Regulus

PolluxSirius

Procyon

Pleiades

Hyades

Ecliptic

104

1

2

7

12

14

138

3

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Where are the Distant Worlds?February

North

South

Wes

tEast

1 – Gamma Cephei2 – Iota Draconis3 – Epsilon Eridani4 – Upsilon Andromedae5 – Tau Bootis

6 – 70 Virginis 7 – 47 Ursae Majoris 8 – HD 19994 (Cetus) 9 – Rho Coronae Borealis10 – 51 Pegasi

11 – Gliese 777a (Cygnus)12 – HD 89744 (Ursa Major)13 – HD 38529 (Orion)14 – 55 Cancri

Stars visible to the unaided eye known to have planets — listed brightest to dimmest(stars visible this month are circled and numbered on the map)

Copyright 2003 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Copies for educational purposes are permitted. Map by Richard Talcott, senior editor, Astronomy magazine.

To locate stars in the sky, hold the map above yourhead and orient it so that one of the four directionlabels matches the direction you’re facing. The mapwill then represent what you see in the sky.

The all-sky map represents the night skyas seen from approximately 35° northlatitude at the following times:

9 p.m. standard time on February 18 p.m. standard time on February 157 p.m. standard time on February 28

ANDR

OMED

A

ARIE

S

AURIGA

CANCER

CANISMAJOR

CANIS

MINOR

CASSIOPEIA

CEPHEUS

CETU

S

COLUMBA

DRACO

ERIDANUS

GEMINI

HYDRALEO

LEPUS

ORION

PEGA

SUS

PERSEUSPI

SCES

PUPPIS

TAUR

US

TRIA

NGUL

UM

URSA

MAJOR

URSAMINOR

Aldebaran

Algo

l

Alphard

BetelgeuseCapella

Castor

Denebola

Mira

Polaris

Pollux

Procyon

Regulus

RigelSirius

Canopus

Plei

ades

Hyades

Ecliptic

10

4

1

8

3

13

14

12

7

2

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Where are the Distant Worlds?March

North

South

Wes

tEast

1 – Gamma Cephei2 – Iota Draconis3 – Epsilon Eridani4 – Upsilon Andromedae5 – Tau Bootis

6 – 70 Virginis 7 – 47 Ursae Majoris 8 – HD 19994 (Cetus) 9 – Rho Coronae Borealis10 – 51 Pegasi

11 – Gliese 777a (Cygnus)12 – HD 89744 (Ursa Major)13 – HD 38529 (Orion)14 – 55 Cancri

Stars visible to the unaided eye known to have planets — listed brightest to dimmest(stars visible this month are circled and numbered on the map)

Copyright 2003 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Copies for educational purposes are permitted. Map by Richard Talcott, senior editor, Astronomy magazine.

To locate stars in the sky, hold the map above yourhead and orient it so that one of the four directionlabels matches the direction you’re facing. The mapwill then represent what you see in the sky.

The all-sky map represents the night skyas seen from approximately 35° northlatitude at the following times:

10 p.m. standard time on March 1 9 p.m. standard time on March 15 8 p.m. standard time on March 31

ANDROMEDA

ARIE

S

AURI

GA

BOOTES

CANCER

CANIS

MAJOR

CANIS

MINOR

CASSIOPEIA

CEPHEUS

CETU

S

COLUMBA

COMA

BERENICES

CORVUS

CRATER

DRACO

ERID

ANUSGEM

INI

HYDRA

LEO

LEPU

S

ORIO

N

PERSEU

S

PUPPIS

TAUR

US

TRIA

NGUL

UMURSA

MAJOR

URSAMINOR

VELA

VIRGO

Alde

bara

nAl

gol

Alphard

Arcturus

Betel

geus

e

Cape

lla

Cast

or

Denebola

Polaris

Pollux

Procyon

RegulusRige

l

Sirius

Spica

Plei

ades

Hyad

es

Ecliptic

1

4

8

313

14

1275

2

9_

6_

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Where are the Distant Worlds?April

North

South

Wes

tEast

1 – Gamma Cephei2 – Iota Draconis3 – Epsilon Eridani4 – Upsilon Andromedae5 – Tau Bootis

6 – 70 Virginis 7 – 47 Ursae Majoris 8 – HD 19994 (Cetus) 9 – Rho Coronae Borealis10 – 51 Pegasi

11 – Gliese 777a (Cygnus)12 – HD 89744 (Ursa Major)13 – HD 38529 (Orion)14 – 55 Cancri

Stars visible to the unaided eye known to have planets — listed brightest to dimmest(stars visible this month are circled and numbered on the map)

Copyright 2003 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Copies for educational purposes are permitted. Map by Richard Talcott, senior editor, Astronomy magazine.

To locate stars in the sky, hold the map above yourhead and orient it so that one of the four directionlabels matches the direction you’re facing. The mapwill then represent what you see in the sky.

The all-sky map represents the night skyas seen from approximately 35° northlatitude at the following times:

10 p.m. standard time on April 110 p.m. daylight time on April 15 9 p.m. daylight time on April 30

AURI

GA

BOOTES

CANC

ER

CANIS

MAJ

OR

CANI

S M

INOR

CASSIOPEIA

CENTAURUS

CEPHEUS

COMA

BERENICES

CORONABOREALIS

CORVUS

CRATER

DRACO

GEM

INI

HERCULES

HYDRA

LEO

LIBRAOR

ION

PERSEUS

PUPPIS

SERPENSCAPUT

TAUR

US

URSA MAJOR

URSA MINOR

VELA

VIRGO

Alde

bara

n

Algo

lAlphard

EclipticArcturus

Bete

lgeu

se

Capell

a

Cast

or

Denebola

Polaris

Pollu

x

Proc

yon

Regulus

Rige

l

Siriu

sSpica

Vega

Plei

ades

Hyad

es

1

2

9_

5

7 12

14

136_

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Where are the Distant Worlds?May

North

South

Wes

tEast

1 – Gamma Cephei2 – Iota Draconis3 – Epsilon Eridani4 – Upsilon Andromedae5 – Tau Bootis

6 – 70 Virginis 7 – 47 Ursae Majoris 8 – HD 19994 (Cetus) 9 – Rho Coronae Borealis10 – 51 Pegasi

11 – Gliese 777a (Cygnus)12 – HD 89744 (Ursa Major)13 – HD 38529 (Orion)14 – 55 Cancri

Stars visible to the unaided eye known to have planets — listed brightest to dimmest(stars visible this month are circled and numbered on the map)

Copyright 2003 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Copies for educational purposes are permitted. Map by Richard Talcott, senior editor, Astronomy magazine.

To locate stars in the sky, hold the map above yourhead and orient it so that one of the four directionlabels matches the direction you’re facing. The mapwill then represent what you see in the sky.

The all-sky map represents the night skyas seen from approximately 35° northlatitude at the following times:

midnight daylight time on May 111 p.m. daylight time on May 1510 p.m. daylight time on May 31

AURIGA

BOOTES

CANC

ER

CAN

IS M

INOR

CASSIOPEIA

CENTAURUS

CEPHEUS

COMA

BERENICES

CORONA

BOREALIS

CORVUS CRATER

CYGNUS

DRACO GEM

INI

HERCULES

HYDR

A

LEO

LIBRA

LUPUS

LYRAOPHIUCHUS

SAGITTASCORPIUS

SCUTUM

SERPENS

CAPUT

SERPENS CAUDA

URSA

MAJ

OR

URSAMINOR

VIRGO

Alph

ard

Altair

Antares

Arcturus

Capella

Casto

r

Deneb

Deneb

ola

Polaris

Pollu

x

Proc

yon

Regu

lus

Spica

Vega

Ecliptic

1

11

2

5

712

14

9_

6_

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Where are the Distant Worlds?June

North

South

Wes

tEast

1 – Gamma Cephei2 – Iota Draconis3 – Epsilon Eridani4 – Upsilon Andromedae5 – Tau Bootis

6 – 70 Virginis 7 – 47 Ursae Majoris 8 – HD 19994 (Cetus) 9 – Rho Coronae Borealis10 – 51 Pegasi

11 – Gliese 777a (Cygnus)12 – HD 89744 (Ursa Major)13 – HD 38529 (Orion)14 – 55 Cancri

Stars visible to the unaided eye known to have planets — listed brightest to dimmest(stars visible this month are circled and numbered on the map)

Copyright 2003 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Copies for educational purposes are permitted. Map by Richard Talcott, senior editor, Astronomy magazine.

To locate stars in the sky, hold the map above yourhead and orient it so that one of the four directionlabels matches the direction you’re facing. The mapwill then represent what you see in the sky.

The all-sky map represents the night skyas seen from approximately 35° northlatitude at the following times:

midnight daylight time on June 111 p.m. daylight time on June 1510 p.m. daylight time on June 30

11

1

BOOT

ES

CASSIOPEIA

CENTAURUSCEPHEUS

COM

ABE

RENI

CES

CORONABOREALIS

CORVUS

CRAT

ER

CYGNUS

DRACO

HERCULES

LEO

LIBRA

LUPUS

LYRA

OPHIUCHUSSAGITTA

SAGITTARIUS

AQUILA

DELPHINUS

SCORPIUS

SCUTUM

SERPENSCAPUT

SERPENS CAUDA

URSA M

AJORURSA

MINOR

VIRGO

Altair

Antares

Arcturu

sDeneb

Dene

bola

Polaris

Regu

lus

SpicaEc

liptic

Vega

14

12

7

5

2

9_

6_

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Where are the Distant Worlds?July

North

South

Wes

tEast

1 – Gamma Cephei2 – Iota Draconis3 – Epsilon Eridani4 – Upsilon Andromedae5 – Tau Bootis

6 – 70 Virginis 7 – 47 Ursae Majoris 8 – HD 19994 (Cetus) 9 – Rho Coronae Borealis10 – 51 Pegasi

11 – Gliese 777a (Cygnus)12 – HD 89744 (Ursa Major)13 – HD 38529 (Orion)14 – 55 Cancri

Stars visible to the unaided eye known to have planets — listed brightest to dimmest(stars visible this month are circled and numbered on the map)

Copyright 2003 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Copies for educational purposes are permitted. Map by Richard Talcott, senior editor, Astronomy magazine.

To locate stars in the sky, hold the map above yourhead and orient it so that one of the four directionlabels matches the direction you’re facing. The mapwill then represent what you see in the sky.

The all-sky map represents the night skyas seen from approximately 35° northlatitude at the following times:

midnight daylight time on July 111 p.m. daylight time on July 1510 p.m. daylight time on July 31

BOOT

ES

CASSIOPEIA

ANDROMEDA

PEGASUS

CEPHEUS

COM

ABE

RENI

CES

CORO

NABO

REAL

ISCYGNUS

DRACO

HERCU

LES

LIBRA

LYRA

OPHIUCHUS

SAGITTA

SAGITTARIUS

AQUILA

DELPHINUS

CAPRICORNUS

AQUARIUS

SCORPIUS

LUPUS

SCUTUM

SERP

ENS

CAPU

T

SERPENSCAUDA

URSA MAJO

R

URSAMINOR

VIRG

O

Altair

Antares

Arct

urus

Deneb

Enif

Polaris

Spic

a

Vega

56_

12

7

11

10

4

1

2

9_

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Where are the Distant Worlds?August

North

South

Wes

tEast

1 – Gamma Cephei2 – Iota Draconis3 – Epsilon Eridani4 – Upsilon Andromedae5 – Tau Bootis

6 – 70 Virginis 7 – 47 Ursae Majoris 8 – HD 19994 (Cetus) 9 – Rho Coronae Borealis10 – 51 Pegasi

11 – Gliese 777a (Cygnus)12 – HD 89744 (Ursa Major)13 – HD 38529 (Orion)14 – 55 Cancri

Stars visible to the unaided eye known to have planets — listed brightest to dimmest(stars visible this month are circled and numbered on the map)

Copyright 2003 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Copies for educational purposes are permitted. Map by Richard Talcott, senior editor, Astronomy magazine.

To locate stars in the sky, hold the map above yourhead and orient it so that one of the four directionlabels matches the direction you’re facing. The mapwill then represent what you see in the sky.

The all-sky map represents the night skyas seen from approximately 35° northlatitude at the following times:

11 p.m. daylight time on August 110 p.m. daylight time on August 15 9 p.m. daylight time on August 31

ANDROMEDA

AQUARIUS

AQUILABO

OTES

CAPRICORNUS

CASSIOPEIA

CEPHEUS

COM

A

BERE

NICE

S

CORO

NABO

REAL

IS

CYGNUS

DELPHINUS

DRACO

HERC

ULES

LIBRA

LYRA

OPHIUCHUS

PEGASUS

PERSEUS

PISCES

SAGITTA

SAGITTARIUSSCORPIUS

SCUTUM

SERP

ENS

CAPU

TSERPENSCAUDA

TRIANGULUM

URSA MAJOR

URSAMINOR

VIRG

O

Altair

Antares

Arct

urus

Deneb

Enif

Polaris

Spic

a

Vega

Ecliptic

6_

12

7

2

1

4

10

11

59_

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Where are the Distant Worlds?September

North

South

Wes

tEast

1 – Gamma Cephei2 – Iota Draconis3 – Epsilon Eridani4 – Upsilon Andromedae5 – Tau Bootis

6 – 70 Virginis 7 – 47 Ursae Majoris 8 – HD 19994 (Cetus) 9 – Rho Coronae Borealis10 – 51 Pegasi

11 – Gliese 777a (Cygnus)12 – HD 89744 (Ursa Major)13 – HD 38529 (Orion)14 – 55 Cancri

Stars visible to the unaided eye known to have planets — listed brightest to dimmest(stars visible this month are circled and numbered on the map)

Copyright 2003 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Copies for educational purposes are permitted. Map by Richard Talcott, senior editor, Astronomy magazine.

To locate stars in the sky, hold the map above yourhead and orient it so that one of the four directionlabels matches the direction you’re facing. The mapwill then represent what you see in the sky.

The all-sky map represents the night skyas seen from approximately 35° northlatitude at the following times:

10 p.m. daylight time on September 1 9 p.m. daylight time on September 15 8 p.m. daylight time on September 30

ANDROMEDA

AQUARIUS

AQUILA

ARIES

BOOT

ES

CAPRICORNUSCASSIOPEIA

CEPHEUS

COM

A

BERE

NICE

S

CORO

NABO

REAL

IS

CYGNUS

DELPHINUS

DRACO

GRUS

HERC

ULES

LIBR

A

LYRA

OPHI

UCHU

S

PEGASUS

PERSEUS

PISCESPISCIS AUSTRINUS

SAGITTA

SAGITTARIUS SCORPIUS

SCUTUM

SERP

ENS

CAPU

T

SERPENS

CAUDA

TRIANGULUM

URSA MAJOR

URSA MINOR

Algol

Altair

Antares

Arct

urus

Deneb

Enif

Fomalhaut

Polaris

Vega

M5Ecliptic

6_

5

1110

4

1

2

9_

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Where are the Distant Worlds?October

North

South

Wes

tEast

1 – Gamma Cephei2 – Iota Draconis3 – Epsilon Eridani4 – Upsilon Andromedae5 – Tau Bootis

6 – 70 Virginis 7 – 47 Ursae Majoris 8 – HD 19994 (Cetus) 9 – Rho Coronae Borealis10 – 51 Pegasi

11 – Gliese 777a (Cygnus)12 – HD 89744 (Ursa Major)13 – HD 38529 (Orion)14 – 55 Cancri

Stars visible to the unaided eye known to have planets — listed brightest to dimmest(stars visible this month are circled and numbered on the map)

Copyright 2003 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Copies for educational purposes are permitted. Map by Richard Talcott, senior editor, Astronomy magazine.

To locate stars in the sky, hold the map above yourhead and orient it so that one of the four directionlabels matches the direction you’re facing. The mapwill then represent what you see in the sky.

The all-sky map represents the night skyas seen from approximately 35° northlatitude at the following times:

10 p.m. daylight time on October 1 9 p.m. daylight time on October 15 7 p.m. standard time on October 31

ANDROMEDA

AQUARIUS

AQUILAARIES

AURIGA

BOOT

ES

CAPRICORNUS

PISCIS AUSTRINUS

SAGITTARIUS

CASSIOPEIA

CEPHEUS

CETUS

CORO

NA

BORE

ALIS

CYGN

US

DELPHIN

US

DRACO

GRUS

HERC

ULES

LYRA

OPHI

UCHU

S

PEGASUS

PERSEUS

PISCES

SCUTU

M

SERP

ENS

CAPU

T

SERP

ENS

CAUD

A

TRIANGULUM

URSA MAJOR

URSA MINOR

Algol

Altai

r

Capella

Deneb

Enif

Fomalhaut

Mira

Polaris

Vega

Pleiades

Ecliptic

2

9_

1

4

11

10

8

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Where are the Distant Worlds?November

North

South

Wes

tEast

1 – Gamma Cephei2 – Iota Draconis3 – Epsilon Eridani4 – Upsilon Andromedae5 – Tau Bootis

6 – 70 Virginis 7 – 47 Ursae Majoris 8 – HD 19994 (Cetus) 9 – Rho Coronae Borealis10 – 51 Pegasi

11 – Gliese 777a (Cygnus)12 – HD 89744 (Ursa Major)13 – HD 38529 (Orion)14 – 55 Cancri

Stars visible to the unaided eye known to have planets — listed brightest to dimmest(stars visible this month are circled and numbered on the map)

Copyright 2003 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Copies for educational purposes are permitted. Map by Richard Talcott, senior editor, Astronomy magazine.

To locate stars in the sky, hold the map above yourhead and orient it so that one of the four directionlabels matches the direction you’re facing. The mapwill then represent what you see in the sky.

The all-sky map represents the night skyas seen from approximately 35° northlatitude at the following times:

9 p.m. standard time on November 18 p.m. standard time on November 157 p.m. standard time on November 30

ANDROMEDA

AQUARIUS

AQUI

LAARIES

AURIGA

CAPRICORNUS

CASSIOPEIA

CEPHEUS

CETUS

CYGN

USDE

LPHI

NUS

DRACO

ERIDANUS

GRUS

HERCU

LES

LYRA

ORION

PEGASUS

PERSEUS

PHOENIX

PISCES

PISCIS

AUSTRINUS

SAGI

TTA

SCUT

UM

TAURUS

TRIANGULUM

URSA MAJOR

URSAMINOR

Aldebaran

Algol

Capella

Dene

bEn

if

Alta

ir

Fomalhaut

Mira

Polaris

Vega

Pleiades

Hyades

Ecliptic

2

1

11

10

4

8

3

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Where are the Distant Worlds?December

North

South

Wes

tEast

1 – Gamma Cephei2 – Iota Draconis3 – Epsilon Eridani4 – Upsilon Andromedae5 – Tau Bootis

6 – 70 Virginis 7 – 47 Ursae Majoris 8 – HD 19994 (Cetus) 9 – Rho Coronae Borealis10 – 51 Pegasi

11 – Gliese 777a (Cygnus)12 – HD 89744 (Ursa Major)13 – HD 38529 (Orion)14 – 55 Cancri

Stars visible to the unaided eye known to have planets — listed brightest to dimmest(stars visible this month are circled and numbered on the map)

Copyright 2003 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Copies for educational purposes are permitted. Map by Richard Talcott, senior editor, Astronomy magazine.

To locate stars in the sky, hold the map above yourhead and orient it so that one of the four directionlabels matches the direction you’re facing. The mapwill then represent what you see in the sky.

The all-sky map represents the night skyas seen from approximately 35° northlatitude at the following times:

9 p.m. standard time on December 18 p.m. standard time on December 157 p.m. standard time on December 31

ANDR

OMED

A

AQUARIUS

ARIESAURIGA

CANISM

INOR

CASSIOPEIA

CEPHEUS

CETUS

CYGN

US

DELP

HINU

S

DRACO

ERIDANUS

GEMINI

LEPUS

LYRA

ORION

PEGA

SUS

PERSEUS

PHOENIX

PISCES

PISCIS

AUSTRINUS

SAGI

TTA

TAURUS

TRIANGULUM

URSA

MAJOR

URSAMINOR

Aldebaran

Algol

Alta

ir

Betelgeuse

Rigel

Capella

Castor

Deneb

Vega

Enif

Fomalhaut

Mira

Polaris

Pollux

Procyon

PleiadesHyades

Ecliptic

2

11

10

1

4

8

3

13