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STARGAZER

The Northern NE LYNX

Hemisphere M37 AURIGA

Late summer is here, bringing with it myriad late evening M36
treasures as we make our way into the autumn Capella
When it comes to the planets, cool- Streak Nebula (NGC 6741), or planetary LOPARDALIS
blue Neptune is the star of the show nebula the Glowing Eye (NGC 6751),
this September for those with medium which strongly resembles the iris of an
telescopes. However, peer much further eye, in Aquila (the Eagle). This evening, Aldebaran
into the universe and you’ll be delighted don’t forget to look over to Cygnus (the
with what you’ll be able to see, as the Swan) to enjoy its selection of binary
Sun begins to set increasingly earlier star systems and deep-sky targets
over the coming weeks. such as the Pelican Nebula, Crescent Algol Cluster Double
Altair is visible to the naked eye, Nebula, Veil Nebula and Cygnus TAURUS PERSEUS CASSIOPEIA
serving as a marker for those looking for Loop before they disappear for the Sep 11 Pleiades M34
deep-sky objects such as the Phantom remainder of the year.

Using the sky chart TRIANGULUM ANDROMEDA CEPHEUS

This chart is for use at 10pm (BST) EAST A M
R
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mid-month and is set for 52° latitude. E M33 3
1
S
Hold the chart above your
01
head with the bottom of the
page in front of you.
Face south and notice
02
that north on the chart
is behind you. URANUS PISCES
03 The constellations on the chart Mira
should now match what you P
see in the sky. CETUS

Magnitudes Spectral types

Sirius (-1.4) O-B G Sep 6
-0.5 to 0.0
A K
0.0 to 0.5 NEPTUNE
0.5 to 1.0 F M AQUARIUS
1.0 to 1.5
1.5 to 2.0
2.0 to 2.5 Deep-sky objects SE
Nebula
2.5 to 3.0
Open star clusters
3.0 to 3.5 Fomalhaut
Globular star clusters SCULPTOR
3.5 to 4.0
Bright diffuse nebulae
4.0 to 4.5
Planetary nebulae Observer’s note: PISCIS
Fainter The night sky as it appears AUSTRINUS
Variable star Galaxies on 16 September 2017 at
approximately 10pm (BST).

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