Podcast: Night-sky targets February 13-20, 2009
Open cluster M41, the Tau Canis Majoris Cluster, and Thor's Helmet are nicely visible in the next few days.
By
Michael E. Bakich —
Published:
February 12, 2009 The brightest star in Canis Major, Sirius, forms one of the Winter Triangle's three corners.
Photo by Astronomy: Roen Kelly
In each episode, Michael highlights:
- One object you can see without any optical aid
- One object you can see with a small (4-inch) telescope
- One object you can see with at least an 8-inch telescope
Targets for February 13-20, 2009
Naked eye: Open cluster M41
Small telescope: Tau Canis Majoris Cluster
8-inch or larger telescope:Thor's Helmet |
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Podcast transcript
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Previous episodes:
- February 6-13, 2009: Canis Minor, M78, and the Witch Head Nebula
- January 30-February 6, 2009: Heavenly G, NGC 2112, and the Double Bubble Nebula
- January 23-30, 2009: Lepus, the Crab Nebula, and the Raspberry Nebula
- January 16-23, 2009: twin stars Castor and Pollux, the 9-12 Geminorum Cluster, and the Eskimo Nebula
- January 9-16, 2009: Extinct constellation Musca Borealis the Northern Fly, open cluster Collinder 464, and spiral galaxy NGC 2403
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