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Spaced-Out Challenge: The Fall SkyThe Autumnal Equinox is upon us, as of 4:44pm EST. The warm nights of summer yield to chillier ones as we race towards winter, and as the seasons change, so do the skies above. ![]() Tip: read through the guide and try your way around paragraph by paragraph. You may be surprised how easy it is to navigate through these dimmer skies. ![]() Using fewer than two dozen stars, you've already found your way around over a dozen constellations and one beautiful deep sky object. When visiting a dark site, the sheer number of stars may at first leave you lost, but remember your brightest stars from back home. They're still there, still brighter than their "new" companions, and will light your way around. The relatively dim nights of fall brighten considerably just before dawn, as the large, blazing constellations of winter are in full view. There are a lot more stars labeled here, but the more the merrier- it sure beats squinting! ![]() We immediately notice a large hexagon of bright stars: blazing Sirius, the brightest in the sky, to our south, blue-white Rigel to it's west, red-orange Aldebaran blazes a bit further to Rigel's northwest, bright Capella high overhead to Aldebaran's north, Pollux to Capella's east (Pollux' twin Castor shines just a tad dimmer to it's northwest), and finally bright Procyon finishes the hexagon between Pollux and Sirius. (note: Planet Jupiter this year is hanging out inside Gemini, just south of Pollux, so don't let it trip you up.) ![]() Rigel forms Orion's left knee, Saiph forms his right, blazing red/orange supergiant Betelgeuse forms his right shoulder, Bellatrix, his left, and the stars Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka form his infamous belt. Dangling between Orion's legs lies his sword, the brightest star of which is i Orionis. You will likely notice a fuzzy patch in his sword: the Great Nebula in Orion. Every great hunter needs companions, and Orion has his loyal hunting dogs, Canis Major and Minor. Canis Minor is the smaller of the two, with just bright Procyon and a dimmer companion due west outlining it. Canis Major is more spectacular: bright Sirius outlines the dog's chest, with a triangular set of 3 dimmer stars to its northeast forming his head. His rump is marked by the bright stars Wezen and Adhara, and his front paw by Mirzam. For residents living in the southern quarter of the CONUS, try to catch bright Canopus skimming your southern horizon due south of Canis Major. East and north of the Great Hunter, we find the mighty bull Taurus, his red eye Aldebaran blazing furiously, with the nymphs (Pleiades) protected from Orion's ravenous appetite by riding his back. The brighter "horn" star, Alnath, is "shared" with the Charioteer constellation, Auriga. Slightly dimmer star Menkalinan marks the northern border of the Charioteer. This region of the sky is rich in clusters, which we will focus on in a later addition. The blazing stars Castor and Pollux marks the heads of Gemini the twins. A series of dimmer stars outline their stick figured form, with slightly brighter Alhena marking the easternmost twin's left foot. Between it and Sirius lies the very dim constellation of Monoceros the unicorn. You'll notice the fall constellations Pegasus and Cassiopeia have drifted to the West, just as our Summer Triangle had earlier in the evening. As Cassiopeia sinks, Ursa Major, with the infamous Big Dipper within, rises again from the northeastern horizon and almost seems to "spill" onto the Winter Hexagon. The brightest six stars of the Dipper: Alkaid, Mizar and Alioth as its handle, and Phad, Perak and Dubhe rounding out the bowl, will move higher overhead as the mornings progress. Dropping south and skimming the eastern horizon, Leo the Lion has returned with blazing Regulus within his proud breast signaling that even the harsh winter ahead will yield again to a distant spring. Currently, rust-red Mars hangs nearby. South of Regulus, the sole bright star in the large, winding serpent Hydra, Alphard, blazes in solitary, and finishes off our guide to the morning sky for Fall. Spaced-Out Challenge for the Week: How Dark Are Your Skies? ![]() If you can make out the dusty Milky Way, finding all the fainter constellations previously discussed will be no problem. If you can only sight blazing Deneb, you probably live on the Las Vegas Strip or Times Square. How many can you really see? Compare it to the newest Light Pollution Atlas/Google Map just released Friday. You might be shocked how great or poor your skies actually are. Let me know your findings in next week's thread. The master index with links to the Buyer's Guide, observing under light polluted skies, and all previous Spaced-Out Challenges can be found here. Until next time, clear skies to you and keep looking up! | Recent Comments
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