Key Takeaways:
- Michael E. Bakich, a Senior Editor at Astronomy magazine, issues weekly podcasts detailing three celestial objects or events suitable for observation.
- Specific targets for the week of December 19–26, 2013, were categorized by the required observational instrument: naked eye, small telescope, or large telescope.
- Hind's Crimson Star (R Leporis) was designated as the naked-eye target, located 3.5° west-northwest of the magnitude 3.3 star Mu (μ) Leporis.
- Additional targets included The Pirate Moon Cluster (NGC 1647) for small telescopes and The Embryo Nebula (NGC 1333) for large telescopes.
This week’s naked-eye target, Hind’s Crimson Star (R Leporis), lies near Lepus’ border with Eridanus. You’ll find it 3.5° west-northwest of magnitude 3.3 Mu (μ) Leporis.
Astronomy: Roen Kelly
Each week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich, a master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three objects or events you can see in the sky.
Targets for December 19–26, 2013
Naked eye: Hind’s Crimson Star (R Leporis)
Small telescope: The Pirate Moon Cluster (NGC 1647)
Large telescope: The Embryo Nebula (NGC 1333)
