The Constellations of Northern Winter, Southern
Map 3 shows the constellations of northern winter, southern
summer for 8:30 PM for the month at the top between declinations 60 degrees north
and 60 degrees south from right
ascension 0h 30m to 7h 30m. For each hour thereafter, the sky
shifts one hour to the right The ecliptic reaches the Summer Solstice 23.4 degrees north of the celestial equator at upper left
between Gemini and Taurus. The faintest part of the Milky Way, centered on the Galactic
Equator, the mid-line of the Galaxy, runs from upper right to
lower left. (The constellation outlines are not necessarily the
same as those on the photographs in the Stars pages.)
- Caelum: Between Eridanus and Columba.
- Horologium: Between southern Eridanus and
- Lynx: Northeast of Auriga and Gemini.
- Monoceros: East of Orion to south of Canis
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