ASTRONOMERS at the Australian National University in Canberra have developed the most comprehensive map of the southern sky to date.

AUSSIE astronomers have created a cosmic treasure map that reveals hard-to-see celestial objects. And they are just getting started.

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Southern Sky Viewer
http://skymapper.anu.edu.au/sky-viewer/

Tau.Neutrino said:

Southern Sky Viewer
http://skymapper.anu.edu.au/sky-viewer/

Have you tried to use it for your location?

I can’t work it out for my location. As an amateur, who likes to use his eyes and has a pair of binoculars. Please help.

Michael V said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Southern Sky Viewer
http://skymapper.anu.edu.au/sky-viewer/

Have you tried to use it for your location?

I can’t work it out for my location. As an amateur, who likes to use his eyes and has a pair of binoculars. Please help.

that map isn’t location based. it is a whole sky survey. the cross is the south celestial pole. under the magnifying glass icon you can input a star, constellation etc you wish to see the location of.

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Southern Sky Viewer
http://skymapper.anu.edu.au/sky-viewer/

Have you tried to use it for your location?

I can’t work it out for my location. As an amateur, who likes to use his eyes and has a pair of binoculars. Please help.

that map isn’t location based. it is a whole sky survey. the cross is the south celestial pole. under the magnifying glass icon you can input a star, constellation etc you wish to see the location of.

when you do a search the cross then is where that object is, zoom in or out with the mouse wheel or the + – buttons on the image.

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

Southern Sky Viewer
http://skymapper.anu.edu.au/sky-viewer/

Have you tried to use it for your location?

I can’t work it out for my location. As an amateur, who likes to use his eyes and has a pair of binoculars. Please help.

that map isn’t location based. it is a whole sky survey. the cross is the south celestial pole. under the magnifying glass icon you can input a star, constellation etc you wish to see the location of.

Is the location meaningful to someone like me? I can’t make sense of it. I know. sigh I was a geologist.

Michael V said:

JudgeMental said:

Michael V said:

Have you tried to use it for your location?

I can’t work it out for my location. As an amateur, who likes to use his eyes and has a pair of binoculars. Please help.

that map isn’t location based. it is a whole sky survey. the cross is the south celestial pole. under the magnifying glass icon you can input a star, constellation etc you wish to see the location of.

Is the location meaningful to someone like me? I can’t make sense of it. I know. sigh I was a geologist.

i would imagine the co-ordinates are alt az

Tau.Neutrino said:

Southern Sky Viewer
http://skymapper.anu.edu.au/sky-viewer/

I like the way the defocussing is done. The star’s brightness is a direct function of its diameter, and the shape stays roughly spherical. Telescopes don’t normally function like that. And the result can be pretty.