RE: A Prelude to Winter Deep Sky Objects
September 20, 2011 at 2:50 am
(This post was last modified: September 20, 2011 at 2:57 am by KichigaiNeko.)
Beautiful none the less Oro!!
Haven't heard of Monoceros constellation *waddles of to GFGI
http://www.oneminuteastronomer.com/2425/...monoceros/
The Constellation Monoceros
December 13, 2010
We close out 2010 with a look at the constellation Monoceros. This dim constellation, which represents a celestial unicorn, holds no bright stars and is often overlooked for brighter Orion and Gemini and Canis Major. But don’t pass this constellation by. It holds more interesting deep-sky objects than Orion, and gives you many pleasurable moments of stargazing in the waning days of the year.
Monoceros occupies the barren gulf of sky bordered by Orion to the west, Gemini to the north, Canis Major to the south and Hydra to the east. Since it lies on the celestial equator, it’s visible to observers in both hemispheres. Seeing the outline of a unicorn in this dim patch of stars is nearly as challenging as seeing a real unicorn. If you’re in the city, you’ll find it hard to spot any stars at all. The brightest star in Monoceros is magnitude 3.9, and only four stars come close to 4th magnitude.
For those of us who AREN'T Astronomers...a bit of history and info.
http://www.dibonsmith.com/mon_con.htm
And the obligatory Wiki linky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoceros
So now I'll keep an eye out for it here in Oz.
Haven't heard of Monoceros constellation *waddles of to GFGI
http://www.oneminuteastronomer.com/2425/...monoceros/
The Constellation Monoceros
December 13, 2010
We close out 2010 with a look at the constellation Monoceros. This dim constellation, which represents a celestial unicorn, holds no bright stars and is often overlooked for brighter Orion and Gemini and Canis Major. But don’t pass this constellation by. It holds more interesting deep-sky objects than Orion, and gives you many pleasurable moments of stargazing in the waning days of the year.
Monoceros occupies the barren gulf of sky bordered by Orion to the west, Gemini to the north, Canis Major to the south and Hydra to the east. Since it lies on the celestial equator, it’s visible to observers in both hemispheres. Seeing the outline of a unicorn in this dim patch of stars is nearly as challenging as seeing a real unicorn. If you’re in the city, you’ll find it hard to spot any stars at all. The brightest star in Monoceros is magnitude 3.9, and only four stars come close to 4th magnitude.
For those of us who AREN'T Astronomers...a bit of history and info.
http://www.dibonsmith.com/mon_con.htm
And the obligatory Wiki linky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoceros
So now I'll keep an eye out for it here in Oz.
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