Current Info for Observer
as of 04/19/2024 3:19 p.m.
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General Info
| Type | Double Star |
| Constellation | Ursa Minor |
| Right ascension | 2h31'47.100'' |
| Declination | +89°15'50.790'' |
| Magnitude | 1.970 |
| Distance | 432.626ly |
| Catalog Designations | HIP11767, HD8890 |
| Also known as the North Star! | |
Generate a finder chart
The following form will generate a PDF finder chart suitable for printing using to locate objects in the sky with your telescope!
The Date is only really useful for solar system objects, as deep space objects move measurably only on a galactic timescale.
The larger the F.O.V (field of view), the more "zoomed out" the object will appear. It can be helpful to print several charts of the same object with different field of views.
Limiting the magnitude (remember, lower magnitude means brighter!) of stars and objects can make sure your chart is not cluttered with dim objects that you may not be visible to you anyway. The defaults are good, but try experimenting with raising and lowering the values.
mnastro (4583)
Starblast 4.5
10 points
Great view of Polaris in a wide field EP (2 deg FOV) in the 4.5" scope. The 'Engagement Ring' asterism was the target of the observation, a beautiful ring of starts with Polaris as the diamond.
If you haven't looked for this asterism give it a try!
Austin (5562)
Orion 10'' SkyQuest dobsonian
10 points
The Santa Cruz Astronomy Club put on a star party for New Brighton Middle School. 150 kids and parents showed up! Most of them seemed to really enjoy it, and all of us astronomers had a great time. It was awesome to hear conversations about the sky and space happening on their own between the kids.
There was one kid who had a huge interest in Astronomy. I told him that Polaris has a visible companion star and that they are orbiting each other. Mind = blown. Great times!
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