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2022 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere
A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
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eBook - ePub
2022 Guide to the Night Sky Southern Hemisphere
A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
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January – Looking South
January 01 | 11 p.m. (12 p.m. DST) |
January 15 | 10 p.m. (11 p.m. DST) |
February 01 | 9 p.m. (10 p.m. DST) |
February – Looking South
February 01 | 11 p.m. (12 p.m. DST) |
February 15 | 10 p.m. (11 p.m. DST) |
March 01 | 9 p.m. (10 p.m. DST) |
February – Looking South
The whole of Centaurus is now clear of the horizon in the southeast, where, below it, the constellation of Lupus is beginning to be visible. Triangulum Australe is now higher in the sky and easier to see. Both Crux and the False Cross are also higher and more visible. The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and brilliant Canopus are now almost due south, with the constellation of Puppis at the zenith. Both Hydrus and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) are lower in the sky, as is Phoenix, which is much closer to the horizon in the west. Next to it, the constellation of Tucana is also lower although the globular cluster 47 Tucanae remains readily visible as does Achernar (α Eridani). The constellation of Grus and bright Fomalhaut (α Piscis Austrini) have disappeared below the horizon. Peacock (α Pavonis) is skimming the horizon in the south and is not easily seen at any time in the night.
Meteors
The Centaurid shower, which actually consists of two separate streams: the α- and β-Centaurids, with both radiants lying near α and β Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus and Hadar, respectively), continues in February, reaching a low maximum (around 5 meteors per hour) on February 8, when the Moon is a waxing crescent, just before First Quarter. Another weak shower, the γ-Normids, begins to be active in late February (February 25), but the meteors are difficult to differentiate from sporadics. It reaches its weak (but sharp) maximum on March 14–15.
Parts of Carina and Vela. The ‘False Cross’ is indicated with blue lines. The red blurry spot near the bottom-left corner is the Eta (η) Carinae Nebula. To the right, and a little lower, is an open cluster that surrounds Theta (ϑ) Carinae. This cluster (IC 2602) is also known as the Southern Pleiades.
February – Looking North
February 01 | 11 p.m. (12 p.m. DST) |
February 15 | 10 p.m. (11 p.m. DST) |
March 01 | 9 p.m. (10 p.m. DST) |
February – Looking North
The constellation of Gemini, with the pair of stars Castor and Pollux (α and β Gem...
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Note to Readers
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Constellations
- The Moon and the Planets
- Introduction to the Month-by-Month Guide
- Month-by-Month Guide
- Dark Sky Sites
- Glossary and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Further Information
- About the Publisher