Stargazing Tips From: Lady Abigail
Witch's Stargazing Tips
January 21
The Moon will swing quite close to Jupiter tonight. The planet looks like a brilliant cream-colored star, and stands just to the left of the Moon as night falls.
January 22
... Canopus, the second-brightest star in the night sky, peeks into view on winter evenings for sky watchers in the southern latitudes of the United States. It’s due south around 10 or 11 p.m., almost directly below Sirius, the night sky’s brightest star.
January 23
One of the half-dozen brightest stars in the night sky is Capella, the she-goat. It is in the constellation Auriga, which is high overhead during the mid-evening hours. The point of light that we call Capella is really two yellow-giant stars.
January 24
A pair of supergiants marks the corners of the constellation Orion, which is in the south this evening. Orange Betelgeuse marks Orion’s shoulder, while blue-white Rigel represents his foot. Supergiants are the biggest, heaviest stars.
January 25
Draco, which circles around the North Star, Polaris, has been called a dragon for centuries. The dragon is so large that if its stars were pulled into a straight line, they would stretch from horizon to horizon.
January 26
A giant ring of bright stars known as the Winter Circle dominates the southern half of the sky on winter nights. It includes the brightest star in all the night sky, plus the leading lights of several well-known constellations.
January 27
The constellation Leo spreads out near the Moon tonight. The lion’s heart, the star Regulus, is not far to the lower left of the Moon as they climb into good view by 8 or 9 p.m., and remains close as they spring across the sky during the night.
January 21
The Moon will swing quite close to Jupiter tonight. The planet looks like a brilliant cream-colored star, and stands just to the left of the Moon as night falls.
January 22
... Canopus, the second-brightest star in the night sky, peeks into view on winter evenings for sky watchers in the southern latitudes of the United States. It’s due south around 10 or 11 p.m., almost directly below Sirius, the night sky’s brightest star.
January 23
One of the half-dozen brightest stars in the night sky is Capella, the she-goat. It is in the constellation Auriga, which is high overhead during the mid-evening hours. The point of light that we call Capella is really two yellow-giant stars.
January 24
A pair of supergiants marks the corners of the constellation Orion, which is in the south this evening. Orange Betelgeuse marks Orion’s shoulder, while blue-white Rigel represents his foot. Supergiants are the biggest, heaviest stars.
January 25
Draco, which circles around the North Star, Polaris, has been called a dragon for centuries. The dragon is so large that if its stars were pulled into a straight line, they would stretch from horizon to horizon.
January 26
A giant ring of bright stars known as the Winter Circle dominates the southern half of the sky on winter nights. It includes the brightest star in all the night sky, plus the leading lights of several well-known constellations.
January 27
The constellation Leo spreads out near the Moon tonight. The lion’s heart, the star Regulus, is not far to the lower left of the Moon as they climb into good view by 8 or 9 p.m., and remains close as they spring across the sky during the night.
Posted by Lady Abigail
Information: McDonald Observatory
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