Night-Sky Objects for Southern Observers

Night-Sky Objects 5 is a collection of maps and interesting target objects for southern observers.

The limit of observation to the north is +55 degrees. Most of the well known visual objects for southern observers have been included. Maps have been designed to be the "right way up" for southern observers facing north. Maps and object data have been formatted to A4 page size and uploaded as a pdf file.

Night Sky Objects Version 1 became available as a printed document in 2007-2008 then on the web in 2009. I used the drawing program in Appleworks and added all lines/symbols/text manually onto each template. Maps and object data were put together using the word processor in Appleworks and then converted to a pdf document.

Night Sky Objects V2 (July 2010). The obsoleted Appleworks drawing maps were converted into EazyDraw maps. The maps and object data were migrated into Microsoft Word and then converted to a pdf document.

Night Sky Objects V3 (Dec 2013). All object descriptions were revised and updated.

Night Sky Objects V4 (Mar 2020) is a major revision. Many of the EazyDraw maps were expanded upon and all of them exported as eps files to be used in Microsoft Word. All object descriptions were revised and updated. Some objects were removed and a few new ones added. Quite a few extra reference stars were added. Distances were added for stars and deep sky objects.

Night Sky Objects V5 (Jan 2023). Bookmarks with links from the Index tables for constellations were added for easier navigation through the document. Distance data for objects was updated.

Note on copyright. This document may be freely reproduced without alteration for educational or personal use. It is not to be sold, in part or whole, for profit.

The following 64 constellations have been included:

Andromeda, Aquarius, Aquila, Ara, Aries, Auriga, Bootes.

Cancer, Canes Venatici, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Capricornus, Carina, Centaurus, Cetus, Columba, Coma Berenices, Corona Australis, Corona Borealis, Corvus, Crux, Cygnus.

Delphinus, Dorado, Eridanus, Fornax, Gemini, Grus, Hercules, Hydra, Hydrus.

Leo, Lepus, Libra, Lupus, Lyra, Monoceros, Musca, Norma, Ophiuchus, Orion.

Pavo, Pegasus, Perseus, Phoenix, Pisces, Piscis Austrinus, Puppis, Reticulum.

Sagitta, Sagittarius, Sculptor, Scorpius, Scutum, Serpens (Caput + Cauda), Sextans.

Taurus, Triangulum, Triangulum Australe, Tucana, Vela, Virgo, Volans, Vulpecula.