MAP 5
The Constellations of Northern Summer, Southern
Winter
Map 5 shows the constellations of northern summer, southern
winter, for 8:30 PM for the month at the top between declinations 60 degrees north
and 60 degrees south and from right ascension 12h 30m to 19h
30m. For each hour thereafter, the sky shifts one hour to the
right. The ecliptic
reaches the Winter Solstice 23.4 degrees
south of the celestial equator in
Sagittarius at lower left. The Milky
Way, centered on the Galactic Equator, the mid-line of the Galaxy, runs from lower right to
upper left. The center of the Galaxy is just to the right of
Sagittarius's constellation outline. (The constellation outlines
are not necessarily the same as those on the photographs in the Stars pages.)
Missing Constellation
- Norma: Between Lupus and Ara.
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