AstroSketches

Constellations

I decided to attempt the Astronomical League’s Open Cluster Observing Club. To facilitate this, I generated maps of all the constellations (whether or not they had any open clusters from the observing list) and plotted the locations of the objects I’d need to find. These maps were generated by my own code I’m still playing around with.

So, here are all 88 constellations.

Andromeda (And)
     The Daughter of Cassiopeia, best seen on or around Oct 4
Antlia (Ant)
     The Air Pump, best seen on or around Feb 25
Apus (Aps)
     The Bird of Paradise, best seen on or around May 25
Aquarius (Aqr)
     The Water-bearer, best seen on or around Aug 27
Aquila (Aql)
     The Eagle, best seen on or around Jul 18
Ara (Ara)
     The Altar, best seen on or around Jun 13
Aries (Ari)
     The Ram, best seen on or around Nov 1
Auriga (Aur)
     The Charioteer, best seen on or around Dec 23
Bootes (Boo)
     The Herdsman, best seen on or around May 3
Caelum (Cae)
     The Chisel, best seen on or around Dec 2
Camelopardalis (Cam)
     The Giraffe, best seen on or around Feb 3
Cancer (Cnc)
     The Crab, best seen on or around Jan 31
Canes Venatici (CVn)
     The Hunting Dogs, best seen on or around Apr 9
Canis Major (CMa)
     The Big Dog, best seen on or around Jan 3
Canis Minor (CMi)
     The Little Dog, best seen on or around Jan 16
Capricornus (Cap)
     The Goat, best seen on or around Aug 8
Carina (Car)
     The Keel, best seen on or around Feb 1
Cassiopeia (Cas)
     The Queen, best seen on or around Oct 12
Centaurus (Cen)
     The Centaur, best seen on or around Apr 8
Cepheus (Cep)
     The King, best seen on or around Oct 30
Cetus (Cet)
     The Whale, best seen on or around Oct 17
Chamaeleon (Cha)
     The Chameleon, best seen on or around Mar 3
Circinus (Cir)
     The Compasses, best seen on or around May 1
Columba (Col)
     The Dove, best seen on or around Dec 20
Coma Berenices (Com)
     Berenice’s Hair, best seen on or around Apr 4
Corona Australis (CrA)
     The Southern Crown, best seen on or around Jul 2
Corona Borealis (CrB)
     The Northern Crown, best seen on or around May 20
Corvus (Crv)
     The Crow, best seen on or around Mar 30
Crater (Crt)
     The Cup, best seen on or around Mar 14
Crux (Cru)
     The Cross, best seen on or around Mar 30
Cygnus (Cyg)
     The Swan, best seen on or around Aug 1
Delphinus (Del)
     The Dolphin, best seen on or around Aug 2
Dorado (Dor)
     The Swordfish, best seen on or around Dec 10
Draco (Dra)
     The Dragon, best seen on or around May 10
Equuleus (Equ)
     The Little Horse, best seen on or around Aug 10
Eridanus (Eri)
     The River, best seen on or around Nov 11
Fornax (For)
     The Furnace, best seen on or around Nov 3
Gemini (Gem)
     The Twins, best seen on or around Jan 7
Grus (Gru)
     The Crane, best seen on or around Aug 29
Hercules (Her)
     The Son of Zeus, best seen on or around Jun 13
Horologium (Hor)
     The Clock, best seen on or around Nov 10
Hydra (Hya)
     The female Water Snake, best seen on or around Mar 17
Hydrus (Hyi)
     The male Water Snake, best seen on or around Oct 27
Indus (Ind)
     The Indian, best seen on or around Aug 22
Lacerta (Lac)
     The Lizard, best seen on or around Aug 29
Leo (Leo)
     The Lion, best seen on or around Mar 3
Leo Minor (LMi)
     The Little Lion, best seen on or around Feb 24
Lepus (Lep)
     The Hare, best seen on or around Dec 15
Libra (Lib)
     The Balance, best seen on or around May 11
Lupus (Lup)
     The Wolf, best seen on or around May 11
Lynx (Lyn)
     The Lynx, best seen on or around Jan 21
Lyra (Lyr)
     The Lyre, best seen on or around Jul 5
Mensa (Men)
     The Table, best seen on or around Dec 13
Microscopium (Mic)
     The Microscope, best seen on or around Aug 6
Monoceros (Mon)
     The Unicorn, best seen on or around Jan 7
Musca (Mus)
     The Fly, best seen on or around Apr 1
Norma (Nor)
     The Square, best seen on or around May 21
Octans (Oct)
     The Octant, best seen on or around Sep 6
Ophiuchus (Oph)
     The Serpent-holder, best seen on or around Jun 13
Orion (Ori)
     The Hunter, best seen on or around Dec 15
Pavo (Pav)
     The Peacock, best seen on or around Jul 17
Pegasus (Peg)
     The Winged Horse, best seen on or around Sep 2
Perseus (Per)
     The Rescuer of Andromeda, best seen on or around Nov 9
Phoenix (Phe)
     The Phoenix, best seen on or around Oct 6
Pictor (Pic)
     The Painter, best seen on or around Dec 17
Pisces (Psc)
     The Fishes, best seen on or around Sep 29
Piscis Austrinus (PsA)
     The Southern Fish, best seen on or around Aug 26
Puppis (Pup)
     The Stern, best seen on or around Jan 10
Pyxis (Pyx)
     The Compass, best seen on or around Feb 5
Reticulum (Ret)
     The Reticle, best seen on or around Nov 20
Sagitta (Sge)
     The Arrow, best seen on or around Jul 17
Sagittarius (Sgr)
     The Archer, best seen on or around Jul 9
Scorpius (Sco)
     The Scorpion, best seen on or around Jun 5
Sculptor (Scl)
     The Sculptor, best seen on or around Sep 28
Scutum (Sct)
     The Shield, best seen on or around Jul 2
Serpens Caput (Ser)
     The (Head of the) Serpent, best seen on or around May 19
Serpens Cauda (Ser)
     The (Tail of the) Serpent, best seen on or around Jun 24
Sextans (Sex)
     The Sextant, best seen on or around Feb 25
Taurus (Tau)
     The Bull, best seen on or around Dec 2
Telescopium (Tel)
     The Telescope, best seen on or around Jul 12
Triangulum (Tri)
     The Triangle, best seen on or around Oct 25
Triangulum Australe (TrA)
     The Southern Triangle, best seen on or around May 24
Tucana (Tuc)
     The Toucan, best seen on or around Sep 18
Ursa Major (UMa)
     The Great Bear, best seen on or around Mar 12
Ursa Minor (UMi)
     The Little Bear, best seen on or around May 8
Vela (Vel)
     The Sails, best seen on or around Feb 14
Virgo (Vir)
     The Maiden, best seen on or around Apr 13
Volans (Vol)
     The Flying Fish, best seen on or around Jan 18
Vulpecula (Vul)
     The Fox, best seen on or around Jul 26
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