Movable map of the starry sky zodiac constellations. Maps and atlases - Moving map of the starry sky


Click on any object for more information and photos of its surroundings up to 1x1°.

Sky map online- will help with observations through a telescope and just when orienting in the sky.
Sky map online- an interactive sky map showing the position of stars and nebulous objects that are available in amateur telescopes at a given time over a given place.

To use the starry sky map online, you need to set the geographical coordinates of the place of observation and the time of observation.
With the naked eye, only stars and planets with a brightness of up to about 6.5-7 m are visible in the sky. To observe other objects, you need telescope. The larger the diameter (aperture) of the telescope and the less illumination from the lights, the more objects will be available to you.

This online star map contains:

• the SKY2000 star catalog supplemented with data from the SAO and XHIP catalogs. In total - 298457 stars.
• proper names of the main stars and their designations according to the HD, SAO, HIP, HR catalogs;
• information about stars contains (if possible): J2000 coordinates, proper motions, brightness V, magnitude Johnson B, color index Johnson B-V, spectral class, luminosity (Suns), distance from the Sun in parsecs, number of exoplanets as of April 2012 , Fe/H, age, data on variability and multiplicity;
• position of the main planets of the solar system, the brightest comets and asteroids;
• galaxies, star clusters and nebulae from the Messier, Caldwell, Herschel 400 and NGC/IC catalogs with the ability to filter by type.

There are no objects from Messier in Caldwell's catalog, and Herschel 400 overlaps with the first two catalogs.

It is possible to search for foggy objects on the map by their numbers in the NGC / IC and Messier catalogs. As you enter the number, the map is centered on the coordinates of the desired object.
Enter only the object number as it appears in these catalogues: without the "NGC", "IC" and "M" prefixes. For example: 1, 33, 7000, 4145A-1, 646-1, 4898-1, 235A, etc.
Enter three objects from other catalogs: C_41, C_99 from Caldwell and the light nebula Sh2_155 into the NGC field as written here - with underlining and letters.

As NGC / IC, its refined and somewhat supplemented version RNGC / IC of January 2, 2013 was used. There are 13958 objects in total.

About the maximum magnitude:
The faintest star in the SKY2000 catalog, which is used in the online sky map, has a brightness of 12.9 m . If you are interested specifically in stars, keep in mind that already after about 9-9.5 m gaps begin in the catalog, the farther the stronger (such a decline after a certain magnitude is a common thing for star catalogs). But, if the stars are needed only to search for nebulous objects in a telescope, then by introducing a limit of 12 m you will get noticeably more stars for better orientation.

If you set the maximum 12 m in the "stars brighter" field and click "Update data", then the initial download of the catalog (17Mb) may take up to 20 seconds or more - depending on the speed of your Internet.
By default, only stars up to V=6 m (2.4Mb) ​​are loaded. You need to know the downloaded volume to select the interval for auto-updating the map if you have limited Internet traffic.

To speed up the work, at low map magnifications (on the first 4 steps), NGC/IC objects are fainter than 11.5 m and faint stars are not shown. Magnify the desired part of the sky and they will appear.

When "turning off the pictures of the Hubble telescope and others." only black-and-white images are shown, which more honestly show the image available in an amateur telescope.

Help, suggestions and comments are accepted by mail: [email protected].
Materials used from sites:
www.ngcicproject.org, archive.stsci.edu, heavens-above.com, NASA.gov, Dr. Wolfgang Steinicke
The photographs used were declared free for distribution by their authors and transferred to the public (based on the data obtained by me in the places of their original placement, including according to Wikipedia, unless otherwise indicated). If this is not the case, please email me.

Thanks:
Andrey Oleshko from Kubinka for the initial coordinates of the Milky Way.
Eduard Vazhorov from Novocheboksarsk for the initial coordinates of the outlines of the Foggy Objects.

Nikolai K., Russia

Constellations - these are areas of the sky into which the celestial sphere is distributed in order to make it convenient to navigate in the starry sky. In ancient times, various kinds of figures were called constellations, which were formed by bright stars, often these were the names of the heroes of Greek mythology. Our entire starry sky is divided into 88 constellations, which were recorded in the International Astronomical Union in 1930. To date, the names of these constellations have been decided to be considered unchanged, as well as other names of bright stars. Some famous astronomers have named discovered stars after themselves, but such names have never been officially recognized. There are some companies that sell so-called "certificates" for naming your favorite star. So if you think what to give your girlfriend for March 8 or Valentine's Day then give her a "star in the sky."

The constellations are rightly considered to be monuments of the ancient culture of mankind, its myths and its first interest in celestial bodies. They help historians, astronomers and mythologists very well to understand the way of life and thinking of ancient people. Today, constellations help the bright minds of astronomy to navigate the sky and quickly determine the positions of various kinds of objects.

The most famous and most notable constellations of the zodiac signs

Constellations of Orion

Location of stars and constellations

Do you know where the Orion Nebula is? Do you want to know where she is now? Look at our interactive online space and starry sky map to see the entire observable universe.

Using modern technology, accurate visualization of space objects, the constellation sky map online and in real time calculates the current position of each star and planet visible from Earth and shows you where they are.

What features does this app provide?

The main thing is a whole library of images taken by the most modern telescopes and combined with a map of the constellations together. As a result, we got a huge map with coordinates and names of objects, by clicking on which you will get comprehensive information about it.

You can see various objects: galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, quasars and more.

You can use the service at any time - the so-called online mode.

This is a very interesting and useful find for those who are interested in the mysteries of space and astronomy, as well as for lovers of something new.

> Star Map

Use sky map online in real time: a moving map of the stars, the names of the constellations with descriptions and positions, instructions for working with the map in the photo.

Interactive Sky Map

*For technical reasons, the application may not work correctly on mobile devices.

Star map is the first essential tool for those who cannot see life without astronomy and astrology. Especially for you, detailed information on all space objects available on any medium was collected in a convenient form. Movable sky map with constellation names northern and southern hemispheres is printable and provides a comfortable surveillance system showing what is above your head right now. All work is done with the mouse and the activation of elements in the base window. In the process, you can transform the image zoom as well as choose from a list of different view modes.

Star map with constellations in good quality, which can be easily printed out, will open up a lot of new things for you, since it contains not only the signs of the Zodiac known to everyone, but also reveals the most hidden corners of the Galaxy. Understand the process of operation and definition star coordinates it will not be difficult. To understand how to use the map and its parts, you just need to read the detailed instructions on the site. You can consider objects just at random, or you can enter specific names. In addition, photographs are offered along with the list, brief information about the location, distance from the Earth and brightness, as well as links to their pages with a complete set of information for those who study the stars professionally. For example, you can easily find the constellation of Orion and its components if you know the coordinates of the stars or use the search. Now starry sky online available during the day, and look it can in real time without leaving the walls of the apartment.

Application instructions

Working with a mobile map of the starry sky will not cause difficulties. Our application is a detailed map of the starry sky. The image below is the first thing you see when you enter the site.

The “viewing area” is our starry sky. In this particular example, you can consider its entire flat projection. Move the mouse cursor over any object inside the "area" and the information window "basic information" will automatically display the main scientific data about the object. You can click on the zoom bar. By zooming in and out, you resize the map accordingly.

There are two different view modes. This image shows the sky when the view is in normal mode:

And this image shows a view of the "viewport" in SDSS mode:

Use the "grab and drag" function - this is an operation to shift the starry sky in the Viewport. You need to move the cursor to an area, but without pointing to any object. Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the cursor in any direction. The area will move accordingly. There are about 500 million stars in our databases. Only a small amount is displayed in one area at a time. By zooming in and decreasing the angle of view, you can also view the rest of the stars on the sky map.

In the end, you should end up with something like this:

In a specific example, the object has an apparent magnitude close to 19. This means that it can only be seen with powerful professional telescopes. You can also search for an object by its name or ID (identifier). Enter one of the two in the text box and click the "Find Object" button. If it is in the database, it will be centered in the Viewport. The scale of the map will be automatically determined by the system so that you can see the target.

Object page

If the mouse is close enough to the point of the object (or right on it), then its basic information will appear on the field. It includes identifier, name, constellations, exact coordinates, distance from Earth and apparent magnitudes. If you click on an object while the basic information window is visible, the object's page will open. It depicts all the photos, articles and external links about the star.

Photo gallery

In the main menu you will find the "Astrophotography" tab, which displays real shots of the starry sky.

Each field with yellow lines defines the boundaries of the photographs of the projections of the starry sky. When the cursor is inside the field, a collapsed version of the photo appears next to it.

If you point the cursor at the intersection of several fields, then all their photos will be displayed. For example, in the image above, the cursor is positioned at the intersection of five regions, and you see five collapsed versions of the images. If you left click, then change the mode to "Select Image":

Select the image you want to view in detail and it will download in full:

Hover your mouse over a photo object and the basic information window will open in the same way as the Viewport. If you click on an object, you will be taken to its page. You will see the current mouse coordinates on the sky map and links to the original source of the image right below it. Now you know how to use the sky map online to admire the unique pattern of the galaxy, find the necessary space bodies and the brightest stars.

Summer is a good time for the first observations of the starry sky with children. The nights are short but warm. And the bright sky is good for teaching a child to find the brightest stars.

Today there are many different mobile applications that will show you the direction to any star or planet. Against their background, a paper map of the starry sky looks like a mysterious rarity. However, this simple device allows you to determine when and in which side of the world to look for the constellation of interest to you. With its help, you can plan observations and carry out research work. She has other possibilities, but about them in the following articles.

Mounting the star map

The whole device consists of two parts: a card and an overlay circle. The slot in the overlay circle is made depending on the latitude of the area.

1. Download a map and overlay circle for your latitude. (You can find out the latitude of the area by simply entering “geographical coordinates ******” into the Yandex search box)

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2. Print out the map and circle. On A3 format, the map and circle will be much more convenient, but A4 will do for a start. The main thing is that the map and the circle should be printed in the same format.

3. The card can not be cut. For strength, you can stick it on cardboard, or, even better, laminate it. A laminated card will last much longer, a paper circle does not slip off it (because it becomes electrified and sticks), you can stick transparent stickers on it and make marks on them with an ordinary ballpoint pen.

4. The overlay circle must be cut along the contour, cut a hole inside (indicated by a red line). Laminating the circle is not worth it, but printing on thick paper would not be bad. In any case, over time, you can make a new one.

5. Glue a thread on the back of the card between points C and S. This thread marks the celestial meridian. It is more convenient to observe any luminary precisely when it is located on the celestial meridian.

Setting a star map for a specific time

1. First you need to make a time correction. Subtract 1 hour and 30 minutes from the current time shown by the clock. (This is an average value that is quite suitable for initial observations. In general, the correction is calculated based on the longitude of the observation site and the time zone number)

2. Find the month and day on the edge of the card.

3. Find the time on the overlay lap.

4. Align the date on the map with the time on the overlay circle. Make sure the circle is in the middle of the map. In the slot of the circle there will be those constellations that are visible above the horizon at the specified time.

We make a time correction, subtract 1 hour 30 minutes from 21 hours 30 minutes. We get 20 hours.

We find twenty hours on the overlay circle (red mark), and on the map September 15 (blue mark)