Fig.1. Russia and the starry sky on the day spring equinox, in Moscow it’s morning, in Kamchatka it’s late evening
Russia is the only country in the world whose citizens can simultaneously watch the sunrise and see off the sunset, however, if residents of the eastern borders of the country will watch the sunrise, then those who live in the west of the country will see off the sunset or vice versa (Fig. 1).
The map presented on this page allows you to create with maximum convenience an image of the starry sky corresponding to a given time and a given area, with the ability to interactively correct both the date and geographical coordinates.
When using a map, it should be taken into account that the true local time may differ from both Moscow time and the local zonal time; here, it is appropriate to warn that when constructing a picture of the starry sky, calculations are made based on the time set on your device:
Interactive planetarium online
Enter the name of the city or town on the map in the "Find" menu
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Starry sky, Nizhny Novgorod
Our non-setting constellations are grouped around the celestial north pole, and the region of non-setting stars is a circle with a center almost coinciding with the North Star. The further north the observer is located, the more numerous the group of non-setting stars. Thus, the group of non-setting stars is a latitudinal characteristic of the area.
Ideally, if you conduct observations at the Earth's Pole, the group list will include all constellations whose boundaries do not cross the celestial equator. And for residents of equatorial countries, all constellations are at least partially setting.
The northernmost large city in Russia is Murmansk (the largest city in the world beyond the Arctic Circle), and the southernmost large cities of the country are Makhachkala and Vladivostok. For a comparative example, here are images of the area of non-setting stars in the sky of the northernmost and most southeastern of the cities of Russia - Murmansk and Vladivostok.
Fig.3 And Fig.4. Areas of non-setting stars in the sky of Murmansk (left) and the sky of Vladivostok (right) - the further south the city is, the smaller the circle of non-setting stars
Our country is so huge that residents of the east and west of the country at the same moment see the starry sky in completely different ways!
Appeal to teachers
Unfortunately, the format of this page, as well as the specifics of the information, do not allow listings of constellations by group, as well as other characteristics of the starry sky over a given area, so separate pages have been created for the largest cities in Russia.
Dear teachers! If, to conduct a lesson about the starry sky, you need information about the starry sky above your city or town in the format of a separate page, then it can be ordered on ours. To order, it is enough, after registering on the forum, to send a screenshot of the map of this page with the coordinates of the area for which you need to prepare materials. On this moment It seems possible to complete your order in three working days(orders for teachers are free).
Starry sky over Novosibirsk
Mini planetarium online
Star map. Boundaries and names of constellations visible at the latitude of Novosibirsk
Hotkeys for controlling the online star map:
(work with the cursor hovering over the map and the Latin keyboard layout)
- a→ haze (simulation of atmosphere, on/off)
- g→ take into account the horizon
- h→ selecting the map type
- i→ invert colors
- , → show ecliptic
- ; → draw a meridian line
- e→ show equatorial grid
- z→ show azimuthal grid
- m→ show galactic grid
- M→ show the boundaries of the Milky Way
- q→ hide cardinal directions
- s→ hide stars
- S→ hide star names
- u→ hide planet names
- p→ hide the planets and the Sun
- o→ show the orbits of the planets
- c→ show constellation diagrams
- v→ hide constellation names
- b→ hide constellation boundaries
- R→ show radiants of meteor showers
- 8 → set current time
- j→ slow down the timing
- k→ pause in timing
- l→ speed up the timing
- - → one day ago
- = → one day ahead
- [ → a week ago
- ] → a week in advance
- % → rotate counterclockwise
- " → rotate clockwise
- & → show dim stars
- (→ hide dim stars
1 or ? → show this list on the star map
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At a similar latitude, the picture of the starry sky is similar; as a rule, the visual similarity remains with deviations in latitude of 1-2°, i.e., approximately the same as in Nizhny Novgorod the sky will look in such cities as:
Cheboksary, Yoshkar-Ola, Izhevsk, Yekaterinburg, Bratsk, Riga, Tver, Ivanovo - for an exact match of the virtual map and the real sky, you only need to enter a time correction or the coordinates of the corresponding city in the left top corner star maps.
Regional star maps are created for large cities and resort areas.
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Use online star map in real time: moving star map, names of constellations with description and position, instructions for working with the map in photos.
Interactive Star Map
*For technical reasons, the application may not work correctly on mobile devices.
Star map– this is the first necessary tool for those who cannot see life without astronomy and astrology. Detailed information on all space objects, available on any medium, has been collected especially for you in a convenient form. Movable star chart with constellation names northern and southern hemispheres can be used for printing and is a comfortable surveillance system, showing what is overhead right now. All work is done with the mouse and activating elements in the base window. In the process, you can transform the image scale, and also choose from a list of different viewing modes.
Star map with constellations V good quality, which can be easily printed, will open up a lot of new things for you, since it contains not only the well-known signs of the Zodiac, but also reveals the most hidden corners of the Galaxy. Understand the operation process and definition star coordinates it won't be difficult, To understand how to use the map and its parts, you just need to read detailed instructions Online. You can look at objects simply at random, or enter specific names. In addition, photographs are offered for the entire list, brief information about their location, distance from the Earth and brightness, and also displays transitions to their pages with a complete set of information for those who study stars professionally. For example, you can easily find the constellation Orion and its components if you know the coordinates of the stars or use the search. Now starry sky online available during the day, and look it's possible in real time without leaving the walls of the apartment.
Instructions for using the application
Working with a moving star map will not cause any difficulties. Our application is detailed map starry sky. The image below is the first thing you see when you log into the site.
The “viewing area” is our starry sky. In this particular example, you can see its entire flat projection. Hover your mouse over any object within the “area” and the “basic information” information window will automatically display basic scientific data about the object. You can use the mouse button to use the zoom bar. By zooming in and out, you change the size of the map accordingly.
There are two different viewing modes. This image shows the sky when the view is in normal mode:
And this image shows a view of the “viewport” in SDSS mode:
Use the "grab and drag" function to move the starry sky in the Viewport. You need to move the cursor over an area, but without pointing at any object. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the cursor in any direction. The area will move accordingly. There are about 500 million stars in our databases. Only a small amount is displayed in one area at a time. By increasing the scale and decreasing the angle of view, you can also view the remaining stars on the star map.
In the end you should end up looking something like this:
In this particular example, the object has an apparent magnitude close to 19. This means that it can only be seen with the help of powerful professional telescopes. You can also search for an object by its name or ID. Enter one of the two in the text field and click the “Find object” button. If it is in the database, it will be concentrated in the Viewing Area. The map scale will be automatically determined by the system so that you can see the target.
Object page
If the mouse is close enough to the object's point (or directly on it), then its basic information will appear on the field. It includes an identifier, name, constellations, exact coordinates, distance from Earth and apparent magnitudes. If you click on an object while the basic information window is visible, the object's page will open. It displays all photos, articles and external links about the star.
Photo gallery
In the main menu you will find the “Astrophotography” tab, where real photographs of the starry sky are displayed.
Each box with yellow lines defines the boundaries of the starry sky projection photographs. When the cursor is inside the field, a collapsed version of the photo appears next to it.
If you point the cursor at the intersection of several fields, all their photographs will be displayed. For example, in the image above, the cursor is placed at the intersection of five areas, and you see five collapsed versions of the images. If you left-click, then change the mode to “Select Image”:
Select the image you want to view in detail and it will download in full:
Hover your mouse over the subject of the photo and the basic information window will open in the same way as the Viewing Area. If you click on an object, you will be taken to its page. You'll see the current mouse coordinates on the star map and links to the original image source right below it. Now you know how to use an online star map to admire the unique pattern of the galaxy, find the necessary cosmic bodies and the brightest stars.
Details Oleg Nekhaev
Zvezdnoye
the sky that you see on this map (below) reflects the real position of the planets, bright stars and constellations at the moment. It is enough to make adjustments to the program settings and you will see everything on the screen based on your location. How to set up the “starry sky”? How to see the most interesting things in space?
At the top left of the map there are two lines: date and time, below - coordinates. The first line automatically displays the time you opened this page. Want to see what the sky will look like later? Enter the year, month, day and time to see how the stars are positioned in the sky at the desired time. Depending on the geographical point there will be different positions of the luminaries and planets. To set the desired coordinates, click on the second line. Enter your latitude and longitude if you know them, or use the navigator to find them below. Write the name of the city (preferably in Latin), click Search. If he is successful. Close the panel. If the “select” window appears, click on this column and select what you are looking for from the options. Close the window and check the new values.
To find out the coordinates, you can use the Yandex map search. Enter the name of the area ( settlement) and click "search". The coordinates of the location will appear on the right. Write them down. For most locations, Wikipedia can also help. Enter the name of the city into the search and you will see the necessary numbers in the right column. Attention! Enter data without the degree and minute symbols. After the whole number, put a dot and add the remaining numbers without separation. Write down the latitude first. By default, the coordinates of the center of Moscow are configured.
The star map is very convenient not only for preparing views through a telescope, but also for ordinary observations of space objects, without the use of technical means. You will always know what planets are shining in the sky or what the name of the noticeable star you saw today is, and what the name of the constellation that appears in the sky is called. You will be able to watch the passage of low-orbit satellites of the Iridium system. And it is very important to watch them at a certain point. These devices periodically emit surprisingly bright flashes. Reminiscent of the fall of noticeable meteorites. The brightness of this phenomenon is such that it is second only to the Sun and Moon. Or you can predict in advance the flight path of the International space station. And you will wait for her to appear in a certain place starry sky. Live broadcast from the station is carried out in Siberia. And calculate exact time visible passage of the ISS in your location, you can on our page at this LINK
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A few clarifications. The starry sky in the diagram appears before us as if it were above our head. To really perceive it, you need to make a mental rotation of the image. The cardinal directions indicated on the diagram will help you get a correct idea. On the map you see them along the edges of the circle. You need to identify them in reality. Determine where North is at your location using a compass or other means, for example, using GPS-Glonass navigation in programs on your smartphone or tablet. And then mentally place a map of the starry sky based on the identified data, or rotate the configured map using the cursor.
Notation. Lilac color The names of the constellations are marked on the map. White- names of the brightest stars. Turquoise The outline shows the boundaries of the Milky Way. Arc Red displays the ecliptic - the trajectory (projection) of the movement of the Sun. The planets of our star system follow the same path. They are displayed orange color. Light green radiant points of meteor showers are shown. During periods of their activity, on some days, you can see “star rain” emanating from this area. May you be lucky.
Do not forget that in the northern hemisphere, where the vast majority of visitors to our site are located, the most significant coordinate star is Polaris. It’s easy to find in the sky if you take the famous constellation to help Ursa Major(Ursa Major), or rather its Big Bucket. Its second star in the handle is highlighted on the map - Mizar. So, if you draw a line up through the last two stars of the bucket, then after five of the same distances as between these stars, you will find Polaris. She is the only one who is in one place, and everyone else seems to revolve around her. She also points to the North. That's why she was always called a guide.
Other visible bright stars are not difficult to figure out. Some of the most notable ones...
Deneb is one of the largest and is the most powerful star of all the 25 brightest stars in the sky, known to science. In one day, Deneb emits more light than our Sun does in 140 years. A very distant star.
Sirius– according to perception, it is the brightest star for us. Because it is located much closer to us than other luminaries, with the exception, of course, of the Sun. In fact, it is double. Moreover, it has significant mobility. In about 11 thousand years, Sirius will no longer be visible to those living in Europe.
Arcturus. Orange giant. One of the brightest stars. All year round it can be seen from Russian territory. Arcturus became the first star that could be seen through a telescope during the day. This happened more than three hundred years ago.
Vega. A young, rapidly rotating star. The best studied (if you do not take into account the Sun). The first one that we managed to photograph well. Apart from Antarctica, it can be seen from almost any other point in the world. Vega is one of the favorite “heroines” of science fiction writers.
Altair- a star quite close to us. It is located only 159 trillion kilometers away. Compare: the mentioned Deneb is almost a hundred times further from us.
Rigel- a blue-white supergiant. More than seventy times larger than the Sun. Located so far away from us that the light we now see was emitted by a star 860 light years ago. Compare: light from the Moon reaches us in one second at a distance of about 400 thousand kilometers. Rigel is a star of incredible power in its luminosity and monstrously distant. And there, someone or something perceives it as the sun. But from there it is impossible even with the most powerful telescope to see our Sun, not to mention the Earth on which we live...
Please pay attention! 1. Read the instructions for displaying the star map carefully. Many people ask questions about the location of stars and planets, to which they can get answers themselves by entering the appropriate data in the map settings. 2. There are visible “parades of planets” and invisible ones (without the use of binoculars and telescopes). The latter happens quite often. The nearest visible parade of five planets from Russian territory will occur only in 2022. Don't believe the frequent reports about the "end of the world" and that planetary positions can affect the Earth's rotation.
Clear skies and successful observations to you!
Don't know where the Orion Nebula is? Want to know where she is now? Take a look at our interactive online map space and the starry sky to see the entire observable Universe.
Using modern technologies, accurate visualization of space objects, a star map with constellations online and in real time calculates the current position of every star and planet visible from Earth and shows you where they are.
What features does this application provide?
The main thing is a whole library of images, which were taken by the most modern telescopes and combined with a map of the constellations. As a result, it turned out huge map with coordinates and names of objects, by clicking on which you will receive comprehensive information about it.
You can see various objects: galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, quasars and much more.
You can use the service at any time - the so-called online mode.
This is a very interesting and useful find for those who are interested in the mysteries of space and astronomy, as well as for lovers of something new.
It’s hard to disagree with the fact that when a star map catches our eye, and we look closely at the dots and lines that form the frame of the constellations, the question involuntarily arises: what is the story behind each of them? The zodiac constellations are of particular interest. However, it should be noted that the zodiac signs we know have nothing to do with the zodiac constellations and are used only in drawing up horoscopes and In order to take a closer look at such zodiac constellations as Aries, Leo, Cancer and Gemini, you will need a star map of the northern hemisphere, because that they are located exactly there. The time that the Sun spends in the constellation lags behind what we are used to by almost a month. If the astrological year begins on March 21, then the Sun enters the constellation Aries only on April 19.
What are the zodiac constellations?
Astronomers divide the zodiacal constellations into northern, equatorial and southern. The northern ones are the constellations Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo. The southern constellations are Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, and Aquarius. The constellations Virgo and Pisces are located at the equator. To see their locations, you'll need a star map like the one you can see below.
Secrets of Aries, Taurus and Gemini
The history of many constellations is directly related to the myths of Ancient Greece. Aries, according to ancient Greek legends, was the same golden-fleeced ram, whose skin Jason and the Argonauts once went in search of. Taurus is the embodiment of the loving thunder god Zeus, who kidnapped the daughter of the king of Phenicia, Europa, and took her to the island of Crete. The brightest star is Aldebaran. Also, a map of the starry sky of the Northern Hemisphere shows that the zodiac is also located here. Its history is also connected with the time of Jason and the Argonauts. Myths tell us that the Dioscuri twins, Pollux and Castor, are the prototypes of this constellation.
What are Leo, Virgo and Cancer silent about?
The constellation Cancer also interesting story, identifying him with the same cancer that opposed Hercules when he fought with As the legend says, while the other animals were helping the hero, he jumped out of the water and bit him on the leg, but was crushed. However, the goddess Hera, who hated Hercules, appreciated the cancer’s act and turned it into a constellation. Anyone who sees a star map will be struck by the majestic Leo located next to Cancer, which is also one of the zodiac constellations. As he says ancient history, here also could not have happened without the ancient Greek hero Hercules, who defeated the Nemean Lion, which is personified in the sky by this cluster of stars. The constellation Virgo is no less interesting, if only because neither historians nor the ancient Greeks themselves could decide who it should represent. Nevertheless, it is believed that the ancient Greek goddess of fertility Demeter, mother of Persephone, wife of the god of the underworld Hades, appears before us in the form of a Virgin.
History of Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius
The constellation Libra took shape as an independent formation from the celestial bodies quite late, and for a long time it was called nothing more than Scorpio's claws. Now it is considered an immortalized attribute of Themis, the blind goddess of justice. And Scorpio, from whom Libra was separated, is, according to the plot of the myth, the killer of the hunter Orion, who was sent to him by the goddess Artemis after a quarrel. That is why both of these constellations - Orion and Scorpio - are not together in the sky. When Scorpio appears, Orion disappears. The moving star map demonstrates this interesting phenomenon very well. Sagittarius, Scorpio's neighbor, is depicted as a centaur, no exact data about the origin of which is known. According to some sources, his name was Krotos. Other sources say that it was Chiron, the inventor of the globe for the Argonauts' journey for the Golden Fleece.
What are Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces hiding?
The constellation Capricorn keeps many secrets, just like the star map itself. In ancient times, this creature was called the “goat fish” because of its fish-like tail instead of hind hooves. A common version is that this is the goat Amalthea who suckled Zeus. Aquarius, located next to her, got several roles at once: this is Ganymede, a young cupbearer originally from Troy, Deucalion and the ancient Attian king Kekrop. The latter personifies the goddess of love Aphrodite and her son Eros, who turned into fish and fled to Egypt from the monster Typhon.
Surprisingly, as you can see, each of the 12 zodiac constellations has its own story and And the next time you see a star chart with constellations, it will no longer be considered a collection beautiful pictures. And all because now you know what is behind each of these star clusters.
