Sky & Telescope - February 2024 - 44

FEBRUARY 2024 OBSERVING
Southern Hemisphere Sky Chart
by Jonathan Nally
Planet location
shown for mid-month
Exact for latitude 35°S.
To use the Southern
Hemisphere map, follow the
instructions on page 42.
Moon
Feb 19
COLUMBA
Zenith
-40°
P ICTOR
-60°
30 Dor
-80°
OCTANS
-80°
-1
1
2
3
4
WHEN TO
18h
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HIGH IN THE SOUTH on February evenings is one of the
brightest stellar beacons in the whole sky - Canopus, or
Alpha (α) Carinae. Due to its far southerly declination, it's
difficult or impossible to see from most of North America,
but the star is nonetheless a friendly and familiar sight for
south-of-the-equator stargazers. Blazing at magnitude -0.7,
only Sirius (magnitude -1.5) in Canis Major outshines it.
44 FEBRUARY 2024 * SKY & TELESCOPE
Galaxy
uble star
bl t
(Both luminaries approach the meridian in the chart above.)
Officially, Canopus is a blue-white bright giant of spectral
type A9, but to my eye it has a slightly yellowish cast. It's also
huge - its diameter is more than 70 times greater than our
Sun's, and it's 10,000 times more luminous. And at a distance
of roughly 300 light-years, it's also pretty close. No wonder it
shines so prominently! ¢
-60°
Late Dec
Early Jan
Late Feb
USE THE MAP
1 a.m.*
Late Jan
Early Feb
Midnight*
11 p.m.*
10 p.m.*
9 p.m.*
*Daylight-saving time
VELA
µ
15h
γ
β
PUPP I S
γ
λ
CAELUM
α
21h
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α
β
MONOCEROS
12h
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λ
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Rigel
β
ε
δ
γ
ORION
Betelgeuse
λ α
+20°
κ
M42
ζ
0°
β
M37
ι
M36
M38
3h
η
ε
α
Capella
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N
g
n i
θ
+40°
AURIGA
β
6h
9h
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MUSCA
RET ICULUM
Small
Magellanic
Cloud
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QUAT
HYDRUS
γ
47 Tuc
β
INDUS
Moon
Feb 15
C
R
O
2516
ε
β
θ
Moon
Feb 23
α
LUPUS
E
VOLANS
γ
β
TRIANGULUM
AUSTRALE
α
β
C
α
DORADO
CIRCINUS
α
β
α
α
CHAMAELEON
Large
Magellanic
Cloud
F
a
c
u
t
h
APUS
PAVO
Canopus
CARINA
α
γ
β
Rigel
Kent
ζ
TUCANA
F a c
PHOENIX
S
W
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ε
α
Castor
GEMINI
α
LEPUS
µ
η
M41
δ
Sirius
M50
CANI S
MAJOR
M46
M47
Procyon
M67
CANCER
M48
CANI S MINOR
M44
TAURUS
ε
β
α
ε
β
PERSEUS
ε
ARI ES
β
ζ
ε
HYDRA
ν
E
g
-1 0 1 2 3 4
FORNAX
α
Mira
τ
CETUS
β
η
γ
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HOROLOGIUM
β
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PYXI S
t
s
a
F
a
ρ
ANTL IA
CRATER
SEXTANS
β
θ
ε
CORVUS
β
SCULPTOR
δ
P I SCI S
AUSTRINUS
Fomalhaut
α
ι
CRUX
ε
w Cen
α
GRUS
ο2
P I SCES
Jupiter
h Car
δ
γ
β
κ
Hadar
CENTAURUS
α
α
γ
LEO
α
γ
LYNX
ζ
θ
α
Aldebaran
Pleiades
γ
Pollux
β
β
M35
ε
M93
δ
Achernar
α
h
t r
c
a
F
α
a
F
e
t
s
η
α
π
ζ
κ
γ
Galaxy
Double star
Variable star
Open cluster
Diffuse nebula
Globular cluster
Planetary nebula
δ
S E
ε
F
a
c
ζ
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