An Introduction to the Night Sky. A talk for the Essex Mega

1. An introduction to the Night Sky
A talk for the Essex Mega

2. Confused?
• Ecliptic
• Right Ascension
• Zenith
• Zodiac
• Celestial Sphere
• Constellation
• Declination

4. The Cacher’s Guide to The
Cosmos
Or Everything you wanted to know about
Stargazing but were afraid to ask.

9. Pole Star - Polaris

10. Star Guides

11. Stars Spinning Round Polaris

12. Summer Triangle
• Altair, Deneb, and Vega, in the three constellations of
Aquila, Cygnus, and Lyra

13. Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

14. Andromeda Galaxy Location

15. Perseus Double Cluster

16. Perseus Double Cluster Location

17. M34

18. M34 Location

19. Alpha Perseus Star Cluster

20. Alpha Perseus Cluster Location

21. M45

22. M45 Location

23. M37 M36 M38

24. M42

25. Location M42

26. M44 Beehive

27. M44 Location

28. M35

29. M35 Location

30. M41

31. Location M41

32. M46 & M47

33. Location M46 & M47

34. Coma Cluster

35. Coma Cluster Location

36. Mizar/Alcor

37. M5

38. Location M5

39. M13

40. Location M13

41. M8

42. Location M8

43. The Coat Hanger

44. Location Coat Hanger