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.