Sky
Watching Resources
The links below lead to many excellent
observing tools on the internet. All links not on the Jordan Planetarium
web site will automatically open a new browser window so you will not
get lost!
 Sky
and Telescope magazine's web site offers handy tools for telescope
observers:
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Print your own Jordan
Planetarium sky charts for this month. (stars only) Acrobat .pdf
file format.
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To view install Adobe's FREE Acrobat reader on your computer.
(No spyware included.) |
 The
Students for the Exploration and Development of Space web site
holds a wealth of astronomical information.
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 Very
detailed sky charts with planet finding information and calendar
of events.
Sky
Watchers Diary from Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University
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 The
Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute Digitized Sky Survey
A complete, interactive photographic atlas of the deep sky that
you can access for any coordinates. |
 Today's Sun and Moon |
| Earth
View Generates a current image of the Earth based on satellite
and topographical data. |
 Heavens
Above satellite predictions and astronomy data |
The Constellations
The visible sky is divided into eighty-eight groups
of stars called constellations. These constellations help astronomers
locate objects in the sky, and aid in nautical navigation. The names
of the constellations are listed here in alphabetical order. Most
of the constellation names come from either Arabic or Greek sources.
See if you can guess what each constellation stands for; click here
to find the answers.
Andromeda |
Circinus |
Lacerta |
Piscis Austrinus |
Antlia |
Columba |
Leo |
Puppis |
Apus |
Coma Berenices |
Leo Minor |
Phyxis |
Aquarius |
Corona Australis |
Lepus |
Reticulum |
Aquila |
Corona Borealis |
Libra |
Sagitta |
Ara |
Corvus |
Lupus |
Sagittarius |
Aries |
Crater |
Lynx |
Scorpius |
Auriga |
Crux |
Lyra |
Sculptor |
Bootes |
Cygnus |
Mensa |
Scutum |
Caelum |
Delphinus |
Microscopium |
Serpens |
Camelopardalis |
Dorado |
Monoceros |
Sextans |
Cancer |
Draco |
Musca |
Taurus |
Canes Venatici |
Equuleus |
Norma |
Telescopium |
Canis Major |
Eridanus |
Octans |
Triangulum |
Canis Minor |
Fornax |
Ophiuchus |
Triangulum Australe |
Capricornus |
Gemini |
Orion |
Tucana |
Carina |
Grus |
Pavo |
Ursa Major |
Cassiopeia |
Hercules |
Pegasus |
Ursa Minor |
Centaurus |
Horologium |
Perseus |
Vela |
Cepheus |
Hydra |
Phoenix |
Virgo |
Cetus |
Hydrus |
Pictor |
Volans |
Chamaeleon |
Indus |
Pisces |
Vulpecula |
For more information about the constellations and how to locate them
in the sky, go to Jim Kaler's 'Constellations'
website. |
