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To use chart, hold overhead and line up “N” with true north. Objects near the center are overhead; those near the edge are low in the sky. SKY CHART AND VIEWING GUIDE For information on the Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science: 617-723-2500, 617-589-0417 (TTY), mos.org Charles Hayden Planetarium MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, BOSTON The Boston night sky as it appears at: This map is set for latitude 42° north, but may be used in most of the USA This chart shows the principal constellations and star groups visible from the city. Far away from the city, you'll see many more stars, except on moonlit nights. N E S W February 2015 Jupiter rules the evening sky. Brilliant Venus and dim Mars set in the early evening. Saturn rises after midnight. Mercury appears at dawn. Feb. 1, 9 pm EST Feb. 15, 8 pm Feb. 28, 7 pm First quarter Feb. 25 Full moon Feb. 3 Last quarter Feb. 11 JUPITER JUPITER Watch the two planets shift position each day after sunset. They are closest on the 21st. Feb 18-26 Mars and Venus Look west, 45 minutes after sunset. Best in binoculars. New moon Feb. 18 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th Moon on 20th Venus Mars Polaris (North Star) Deneb Capella Aldebaran Rigel Betelgeuse Procyon Sirius Pollux Regulus Castor The Pleiades BIG DIPPER BIG DIPPER GREAT SQUARE GREAT SQUARE CASSIOPEIA AURIGA GEMINI LEO CANIS MINOR CANIS MAJOR TAURUS ORION ANDROMEDA URSA MAJOR PEGASUS
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Tousechart,holdoverheadand line up“N” with truenorth. Objectsnear the center areoverhead; those nearthe edge are low in the sky.

SKY CHART ANDVIEWING GUIDE

For information on the Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science: 617-723-2500, 617-589-0417 (TTY), mos.org

Charles Hayden PlanetariumM U S E U M O F S C I E N C E , B O S T O N

The Boston night sky as it appears at:

This map is set for latitude 42°north, butmay beused inmost ofthe USA

This chart shows the principalconstellations and star groups

visible from the city. Faraway from the city,

you'll see manymore stars,

except onmoonlitnights.

N

E

S

W

February 2015

Jupiter rules the

evening sky. Brilliant Venus

and dim Mars set in the early evening.

Saturn rises after midnight. Mercury appears at dawn.

Feb. 1, 9 pm ESTFeb. 15, 8 pm Feb. 28, 7 pm

First quarterFeb. 25

Full moonFeb. 3

Last quarterFeb. 11

JUPITER

JUPITER

Watch the two planets shift position each day after sunset. They are closest on the 21st.

Feb 18-26 Marsand Venus

Look west, 45 minutes after sunset. Best in binoculars.New moon

Feb. 18

18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th

Moonon 20th

Venus

Mars

Polaris(North Star)

Deneb

Capell

a

Aldebaran

Rigel

Betelgeuse

Procyon

Sirius

Pollux

Regulus

Castor

The

Plei

ades

BIG DIPPER

BIG DIPPER

GRE

AT

SQUA

REG

REAT

SQUA

RE

CASSIOPEIA

AURIGAGEM

INI

LE

O

CANIS

MINOR

CANISMAJOR

TAURUS

ORION

ANDROMEDA

URSA MAJO

RPEGASUS

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