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Sydney Observatory night sky map May 2014 A map for each month of the year, to help you learn about the night sky www.sydneyobservatory.com.au The star chart shows the stars and constellations visible in the night sky for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Adelaide and Perth for May 2014 at about 7:30 pm (local standard time). For Darwin and similar locations, the chart will still apply, but some stars will be lost off the southern edge while extra stars will be visible to the north. Stars down to a brightness or magnitude limit of 4.5 are shown. To use this star chart, rotate it so that the direction you are facing (north, south, east or west) is shown at the bottom. The centre of the chart represents the point directly above your head, called the zenith, and the outer circular edge represents the horizon. Zero or brighter 1st magnitude 2nd 3rd 4th Moon phase URSA MAJOR First quarter: 07th Full Moon: 15th Last quarter: 21st New AURIGAMoon: 29th LYNX CANES VENATICI NW NE CORONA BOREALIS North Star brightness LEO MINOR Castor First Quarter Moon on 7th BOOTES Pollux Pollux P COMA BERENICES Arcturus Jupiter GEMINI CANCER LEO Mercury on 30th P Regulus CANIS MINOR SERPENS VIRGO Spica CANIS MINOR SEXTANS SEXTANS P Moon on 30th Procyon HYDRA Betelgeuse Mars CRATER CORVUS MONOCEROS ORION HYDRA Zubenelgenubi HYDRA OPHIUCHUS Sirius Sirius CANIS MAJOR PYXIS ANTLIA FALSE CROSS Rigel Adhara SOUTHERN CROSS VELA CENTAURUS West East Saturn PLIBRA LEPUS PUPPIS Mimosa M4 Antares Antares COLUMBA CRUX CARINA Jewel Box Mimosa Hadar MUSCA Alpha Centauri VOLANS CIRCINUS Coalsack NORMA Proxima Centauri CHAMAELEON LUPUS POINTERS SCORPIUS M6 LMC South Celestial Pole ARA CAELUM MENSA APUS M7 ERIDANUS PICTOR DORADO TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE Centre of the Galaxy Canopus Canopus RETICULUM ERIDANUS OCTANS Chart key HYDRUS SE CORONA AUSTRALIS Bright star TELESCOPIUM Faint star SAGITTARIUS Ecliptic Milkway First quarter Moon P Planet LMC or Large Magellanic Cloud SMC or Small Magellanic Cloud HOROLOGIUM SMC PAVO FORNAX SW Achernar TUCANA INDUS South PHOENIX The Southern Cross is high in the sky towards the south and is easily located using the two nearby Pointer stars. The Pointer ‘star’ Alpha Centauri is actually a multiple star; these are the nearest stars to the Sun and Earth. Nearby is the False Cross often mistaken for the Southern Cross. Mars is in the north-east in Virgo. Saturn is located towards the east, appearing as a star-like object in the constellation of Libra. Jupiter can be seen low in the north-west shortly after sunset and is next to a crescent Moon on the 4th. On the 30th at 6pm the crescent Moon, Mercury and Jupiter are low in the north-west. The best time to view the Moon with a small telescope or binoculars is a few days either side of the first quarter Moon on the 7th. Sydney Observatory, with a magnificent view overlooking Sydney Harbour, is open 10am to 5pm daily – except closed Good Friday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and open 10am to noon on 31st December. Open Monday to Saturday for night telescope sessions (planetarium session if cloudy) and 3D movies about the Universe. Bookings are essential for night programs. For more information, check the website at www.sydneyobservatory.com or call (02) 9921 3485. Sydney Observatory is at 1003 Upper Fort Street, Observatory Hill, in the historic Rocks area of Sydney. Sydney Observatory is part of the Powerhouse Museum. The Sydney Observatory night sky map is prepared by Dr M Anderson using the software TheSky. © 2014 Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney.