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Constellation Charts
Circumpolar and individual
Two are for north and south circumpolar, that is, above the horizon for twenty four hours.Naturally they can not be seen during daylight. If you have a clear north, east and west horizon you should be able to see most of them except for the ones that get lost in the atmospheric haze near your northern horizon. Just the opposite in the southern hemisphere. North Circumpolar Camelopardalis Cassiopeia Cepheus Draco Ursa Major Ursa Minor Southern Circumpolar Apus Carina Chamaeleon Dorado Hydrus Mensa Octans Pavo Triangulum Australis Tucana Volans
Seasonal Charts
These charts represent an All Sky view from eastern to western horizons.
Individual Charts by Season
The selected constellation will appear in the center of each chart surrounded by its adjacent neighbors.
Northern Spring Northern Summer Northern Autumn Northern Winter Southern Spring Southern Summer Southern Autumn Southern Winter Bootes Aquila Andromeda Auriga Fornax Caelum Antlia Ara Canes Venatici Capricornus Aries Cancer Horologium Columba Circinus Corona Australis Centarus Corona Borealis Aquarius Canis Major Piscis Austrinus Pictor Corvus Grus Coma Berinices Cygnus Cetus Canis Minor Phoenix Crater Indus Hydra Delphinius Pegasus Eridanus Reticulum Crux Microscopium Leo Equuleus Perseus Gemini Sculptor Lupus Telescopium Leo Minor Hercules Pisces Lepus Musca Libra Lacerta Triangulum Lynx Norma Sextans Lyra Orion Pyxis Virgo Ophiucius Puppis Vela Sagitta Taurus Sagittarius Monoceros Scorpius Scutum Vulpecula
You can save any or all of these charts by right clicking on them and select "Save Picture". Choose bmp, jpeg or gif under "save as file type". Saving as "Art" will clutter your folder with html files. You can then print them to place in a folder or binder for use outside. Take a seasonal chart along with the individual charts for that season. By doing this it will take no time at all to familiarize yourself with the entire viewable night sky. Good luck and happy hunting.
Dean Williams and Brian Mitchell have a free charting program available for download. It shows all eighty-eight constellations plus the moon. Moon features are shown along with star names. An added feature is a quiz. Nice for students or beginners. You can download it as a Zip File. These charts created with Cartes du Ciel free software program
