Month by Month Stargazing Tours

Join Aurora Lipper and Kent Wallace
for a month by month tour of the night sky.

Each video below provides a tour of objects visible for that particular month.
To get started, click on the image for the month in which you’re interested.
  Click to open the handout for January

Constellations covered:
1. Fornax
2. Eridanus,
3. Taurus
4. Auriga

Click to open the handout for February

Constellations covered:
1. Gemini (The Twins: Castor and Pollux)
2. Canis Minor (The Small Dog)
3. Canis Major (The Large Dog)
4. Orion (The Hunter)

Click to open the handout for March

Constellations covered:
1. Monoceros (the Unicorn)
2. Puppis (the Stern)
3. Vela (the Sails)
4. Carina (the Keel)

Click to open the handout for April

Constellations covered:
1. Cancer (the Crab)
2. Leo (the Lion)
3. Lynx (the Lynx)
4. Ursa Major (the Big Bear)

Click to open the handout for May

Constellations covered:
1. Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs)
2. Boötes (the Herdsman)
3. Coma Berenices (Hair of Berenice)
4. Virgo (the Virgin)

Click to open the handout for June

Constellations covered:
1. Corona Borealis (Northern Crown)
2. Hercules
3. Serpens Caput (Head)
4. Lyra (The Lyre)

Click to open the handout for July

Constellations covered:
1. Libra (the Weighing Scales)
2. Scorpius (the Scorpion)
3. Sagittarius (the Archer)

Click to download the handout for August

Constellations and Asterisms covered:
1. The Summer Triangle Asterism
2. Lyra (the Lyre)
3. Cygnus (the Swan)
4. Vulpecula (the Fox)
5. Aquila (the Eagle)
6. Scutum (the Shield)

Click to download the handout for September

Constellations and Asterisms covered:
1. The Great Square Asterism
2. Cepheus (the King)
3. Cassiopeia (the Seated Queen)
4. Perseus (the Hero Perseus)
5. Andromeda (the Chained Woman)
6. Pegasus (the Winged Horse)

Click to download the handout for October

The handout for October covers many objects including:
1. Blinking Nebula NGC 6826
2. Witch Head Nebula NGC 1909
3. Owl Cluster NGC 457
4. Demon Star Algol

Click to download the handout for November

Constellations covered:
1. Capricornus (Sea Goat)
2. Piscis Austrinus (Southern Fish)
3. Aquarius (Water Bearer)
4. Cetus (Whale or Monster)
5. Pisces (Fishes)

Click to download the handout for December

Constellations covered:
1. Sagitta (the Arrow)
2. Delphinus (the Dolphin)
3. Sculptor (the Sculptor)
4. Triangulum (the Triangle)
5. Aries (the Ram)

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