Current Info for Observer
as of 04/19/2024 1:43 p.m.
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General Info
as of 04/19/2024 1:43 p.m.
| Type | Star |
| Constellation | Aries |
| Magnitude | -26.80 |
| Right ascension | 1:51:35.98 (Hours) |
| Declination | 11:28:04.0 (Deg) |
| Distance from Earth | 1.00449AU |
| Distance from Sun | 0AU |
| Elongation | 0:00:00.0 |
| Mass | 333,000.0 ⊕ |
Our star, the Sun. | |
☉ Solar Masses ⊕ Earth Masses j Jupiter Masses
Codey737 (2960)
Skyview Pro 120mm EQ
0 points
Finally after a week of non-stop rain/clouds I got to give my telescope some vitamin D. Other than giving myself a headache and taking a few hundred photos it was a pleasant afternoon. Hopefully I got some good pictures, not been doing too great at them.
dhcar (150)
Zenthaar (450)
Naked eye
100 points
I glimpsed the sun on my way home from my classes. It looked very nice. I made sure not to stare at it.
thomas (855)
Naked eye
100 points
Viewed several times with solar filter glasses but never with a telescope.
HoBagoly (350)
100 points
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.
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