HOW TO FIND ETA CARINAE

eta Car is a ~5th mag star: can be seen through small instruments


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This map is positioned for

Day Hour* Day Hour
28/December 6:00 13/April 23:00
13/January 5:00 28/April 22:00
22/January 4:00 13/May 21:00
13/February 3:00 28/May 20:00
28/February 2:00 13/June 19:00
13/March 1:00 28/June 18:00
28/March 0:00 13/July 17:00

(*) In daylight saving time season, add 1 hour

Positioning the map for other times:

Departing from some entry in the table:
1) Rotate the map by 30 degrees every 2 hours, clockwise for later time and counter clockwise for earlier time.
2) Rotate the map by 30 degrees every month, clockwise for later dates and counter clockwise for earlier dates.

For some arbitrary date, use the closest one in the table.