Constellations

glenc (Glen) · #1 03-10-2009, 06:17 AM

On moonlit nights you can learn the constellations and try to find the alpha stars in each of the 88 constellations with the naked eye or binoculars.
The attached SkyMapPro maps are for tonight at 7pm.

glenc (Glen) · #2 03-10-2009, 06:24 AM

http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/abbrevs.html
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/con...onth_list.html

glenc (Glen) · #3 03-10-2009, 08:29 AM

Six alpha stars are north of declination +50.
Alp Cas, Alp UMi, Alp Cam, Alp UMa, Alp Dra, Alp Cep

The faintest alpha stars are:
Alp Men mag 5.09
Alp Oct mag 5.15