Observing

The "Observing" section of the website provides an introduction to the night sky. It explains how the sky appears at any given time, and how it changes from night to night and from season to season. Some pages are intended to assist the beginner just getting started. Other pages are for those seeking to master the techniques of observational astronomy before the advent of large modern telescopes. Other sections explore the cultural representation of the night sky other than those listed on the main navigation menu; for example, solar system objects, the Milky Way and Universe, equinoxes and solstices, archaeoastronomical alignments, instruments, etc.

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All pages in the "Observing" section are being extensively revised and updated. Diagrams from historic and modern sources will be added. This section is being adapted from an old BCP site by Kerry Magruder; links not yet updated may take you there.

| And | Ant | Aps | Aql | Aqr | Ara | Ari | Aur | Boo | Cae | Cam | Cap | Car | Cas | Cen | Cep | Cet | Cha | Cir | CMa | CMi | Cnc | Col | Com | CrA | CrB | Crt | Cru | Crv | CVn | Cyg | Del | Dor | Dra | Equ | Eri | For | Gem | Gru | Her | Hor | Hya | Hyi | Ind | Lac | Leo | Lep | Lib | LMi | Lup | Lyn | Lyr | Men | Mic | Mon | Mus | Nor | Oct | Oph | Ori | Pav | Peg | Per | Phe | Pic | PsA | Psc | Pup | Pyx | Ret | Scl | Sco | Sct | Ser | Sex | Sge | Sgr | Tau | Tel | TrA | Tri | Tuc | UMa | UMi | Vel | Vir | Vol | Vul |

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Kerry Magruder, Brent Purkaple, and Aja Tolman, editors, "The Sky Tonight: Cultural Archaeology of the Stars" (December 21, 2019 - ongoing), skytonight.org.