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Different Stars Pattern Throughout The Year

The document discusses how the constellations visible in the night sky change throughout the year due to the Earth's orbit around the Sun. It provides sky charts for four seasons - October, February, May and July - showing what constellations would be visible from mid-northern latitudes at about 8PM. Additional charts depict the northern sky in October and February, and the summer/autumn sky overhead, introducing the reader to approximately 20 constellations and ten bright stars.

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Different Stars Pattern Throughout The Year

The document discusses how the constellations visible in the night sky change throughout the year due to the Earth's orbit around the Sun. It provides sky charts for four seasons - October, February, May and July - showing what constellations would be visible from mid-northern latitudes at about 8PM. Additional charts depict the northern sky in October and February, and the summer/autumn sky overhead, introducing the reader to approximately 20 constellations and ten bright stars.

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DIFFERENT STARS

PATTERN
THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR
The Earth's motion around the Sun brings different stars into view as
the seasons progress. In this section you will learn what constellations
are visible at different times of year.
Below you can click on links to four seasons: October, February, May,
and July. For each season you will find a simulated view of the night sky
showing what you would see if you were looking south at about 8 PM
from a middle northern latitude, such as most of the US or southern
Europe. Each view spans roughly 120 degrees of sky, which is a little
wider than your field of view. The left edge of the image is about
southeast. The right edge is about southwest. The top of the image is
about overhead. The dimmest stars have been suppressed to make the
constellation patterns a little more visible and also (sadly) to simulate the
effect of light pollution.
To help give you a sense of scale, each chart has
an orange bar at the bottom that represents
about the width of your spread hand at arms
length.
Once you have looked at the map and noted any
patterns in the stars that you can make out,
move the mouse over the image. This will load a
new image with the constellations marked and
the brighter stars labelled. The constellation
outlines are only approximate, but they do show
its brighter and more obvious stars.
Chart
of July
Sky
Now, move the mouse off the map and try to spot the
patterns of each constellation on the simulated sky.
In addition to the southern view at each season,
additional charts show the northern sky in October
and February and the late summer/early autumn sky
straight overhead.
This set of charts will introduce you to approximately
20 constellations and ten bright stars. At least a few of
these constellations and stars will be visible at any
time of year from northern latitudes.
To begin learning these star patterns, click on one of
the seasons.
If you look at the night sky different
times of the year you see different
constellations. This change is due to
the motion of the Earth in its orbit
around the Sun. Each day a
few stars are visible in the east that
were not visible the night before.
June night sky
September night sky
December night sky

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