A POTPOURRI OF ASTRONOMICAL OBJECTS ALL WITH EQUINOX 2000 COORDINATES BRIGHT WHITE DWARFS VIS L.Y. DIAM Name CON R.A. DEC. MAG DIST KM Sirius B CMA 06 45.1 -16.7 8.3 8.6 10,300 40 ERI B ERI 04 15.4 -07.7 9.5 15.7 17,000 Procyon B CMI 07 39.3 +05.2 10.7 11.4 17,500 Feige 34 UMA 10 39.6 +43.1 11.1 55 W1346 CYG 20 34.4 +25.1 11.5 45 17,000 EG247 CAM 05 05.5 +52.8 11.8 140 23,000 He3 (EG50) AUR 06 47.6 +37.5 12.0 60 13,000 EG62 (LP 532-81) PYX 08 41.5 -32.9 12.0 30 22,000 EG368 DRA 16 48.4 +59.1 12.2 40 17,000 van Maanen's star PSC 00 49.2 +05.4 12.4 14 17,000 EG180 CAM 04 31.2 +59.0 12.4 18 16,000 AC +70 5824 UMI 13 38.9 +70.3 12.8 100 EG15 ARI 02 08.8 +25.2 13.2 100 18,000 Reference: Sky+Telescope 11/83- with finder charts Also Burnham's 416 RED STARS (MOSTLY N TYPE, MOSTLY VARIABLES) (Days) Name R.A. DEC Mag Per. Notes VX AND 00 19.9 +44.7 8.0-9.5 367 VERY RED AQ AND 00 27.6 +35.6 6.9-8.2 332 U ANT 10 35.2 -39.6 5.7-8.6 170 V AQL 19 04.4 -05.7 6.6-8.1 350 DEEP RED UV AQL 18 58.6 +14.4 8.6-9.6 340 V ARI 02 15.0 +12.2 8.0-8.6 75 UU AUR 06 36.5 +38.5 5.1-7 235 U CAM 05 42.2 +62.5 7.7-9.5 412 NEAR 1502 ST CAM 04 51.2 +68.1 7.0-8.4 195 T CNC 08 56.7 +19.8 7.8-10.6 482 X CNC 08 55.4 +17.2 6.2-7.5 170 Y CVN 12 45.1 +45.4 5.0-6.4 158 LA SUPERBA VERY RED W CMA 07 08.0 -11.9 7.0-8 IRR ORANGE VY CMA 07 23.0 -25.8 8.8-9.3 IRR RT CAP 20 17.0 -21.3 6.5-8.1 395 R CAP 20 11.3 -14.0 9.4-14 345 ST CAS 00 17.6 +50.3 9.0-10.5 IRR WW CAS 01 33.5 +57.8 9.1-11.7 IRR mu CEP 21 43.5 +58.8 3.7-5.0 IRR Wm. HERSCHEL'S GARNET STAR T CRB 15 59.5 +26.0 2.3-10 --- BLAZE STAR -RECURRENT NOVA V CRB 15 49.5 +39.5 6.9-12.5 358 U CYG 20 19.7 +47.9 6.7-11 465 STRONG COLOR V CYG 20 41.3 +48.2 7.8-13.8 420 RED! RS CYG 20 13.4 +38.7 6.6-9.4 417 RV CYG 21 43.3 +38.0 7.1-9.3 300 VERY RED T DRA 17 56.5 +58.2 7.2-13 422 VISUAL DOUBLE RY DRA 12 56.4 +66.0 6.0-8.2 170 UX DRA 19 21.6 +76.6 6.2-7.0 170 TU GEM 06 10.9 +26.0 7.5-8.4 230 U HYA 10 37.6 -13.4 4.7-6.2 IRR VERY RED IN NICE FIELD V HYA 10 51.6 -21.3 6.5-12 533 REDDEST KNOWN R LEP 04 59.6 -14.8 5.9-11 432 HIND'S CRIMSON STAR Y LYN 07 28.2 +46.0 6.9-7.5 110 ORANGE IN A NICE FIELD T LYR 18 32.3 +37.0 7.5-9.3 IRR VERY RED HK LYR 18 42.8 +37.0 8.5-10.6 IRR KS MON 06 19.8 -05.3 8.5-10 IRR BG MON 06 56.4 +07.0 9.2-10.4 30 RV MON 06 58.4 +06.1 7.0-8.9 132 V OPH 16 26.7 -12.4 7.3-11.5 298 ALPHA ORI 05 55.2 +07.6 0.4-1.3 --- BETELGEUSE W ORI 05 05.4 +01.2 6.5-10 210 GK ORI 06 17.7 +08.6 9.5-11 236 BL ORI 05 31.9 +07.6 9.0-14 335 RX PEG 21 56.4 +22.8 8.0-9.5 630 TW PEG 22 04.0 +28.3 7.0-9.2 956 Y PER 03 27.7 +44.2 8.1-10.9 252 Z PSC 01 16.1 +25.8 7.0-7.9 144 TX PSC 23 46.4 +03.5 5.5-6.0 IRR 19 PISCIUM RT PUP 08 05.4 -38.7 8.5-9.2 100 RU PUP 08 07.5 -22.9 8.9-11.1 425 X SGE 20 05.1 +20.6 8.7-9.7 196 BF SGE 20 02.4 +21.0 8.5-10 IRR SS SGR 18 30.4 -16.9 9.0-10 IRR AQ SGR 19 34.3 -16.4 6.6-7.7 200 V1942 SGR 19 19.2 -15.9 6.7-7.1 IRR ALPHA SCO 16 29.6 -26.6 0.9-1 1730 ANTARES SX SCO 17 47.5 -35.7 8.5-9.5 IRR SU SCO 16 40.6 -32.4 8.0-9.4 414 R SCL 01 27.0 -32.5 6.1-8.8 363 VERY RED S SCT 18 50.3 -07.9 7.3-9 148 T SCT 18 55.4 -08.1 8.9-10 122 RX SCT 18 37.0 -07.6 9.0-11 IRR DR SER 18 47.4 +05.5 8.4-11 IRR R SER 15 50.7 +15.2 5.7-14 357 Y TAU 05 45.7 +20.7 7.1-9.5 241 RT UMA 09 18.4 +51.4 8.6-9.6 IRR VY UMA 10 45.0 +67.4 6.0-6.6 IRR X VEL 09 55.5 -41.5 8.4-10.7 140 SS VIR 12 25.3 +00.7 6.0-9.6 355 VERY RED BD VUL 20 37.3 +26.5 9.3-12.7 430 RAPID MOTION BINARY STARS 1984.3 1994.3 Name RA DEC Mags PA Sep PA Sep xi UMA AB 11 18.2 +31.5 4.3 4.8 94 2.4 329 1.0 iota LEO 11 23.9 +10.5 4.0 6.7 142 1.4 124 1.6 gamma VIR 12 41.7 -01.5 3.5 3.5 293 3.6 281 2.6 78 UMA 13 00.7 +56.4 5.0 7.4 50 1.4 63 1.5 44 BOO 15 03.8 +47.6 5.3 6.2 41 1.3 50 1.9 lambda OPH 16 30.9 +02.0 4.2 5.2 17 1.4 26 1.4 zeta HER AB 16 41.3 +31.6 2.9 5.5 114 1.4 64 1.5 mu DRA 17 05.3 +54.5 5.6 5.7 35 1.9 17 1.9 70 OPH 18 05.5 +02.5 4.2 6.0 293 2.2 173 2.2 Reference: Sky+Telescope 4/84 - with orbit diagrams STARS OF VERY LARGE PROPER MOTION Name R.A. DEC. Mag B-V Spec PrpMo CON Barnard's Star 17 57.9 +04.6 9.54 +1.74 M5V 10.27 OPH Kapteyn's Star 05 11.2 -44.9 8.81 +1.59 M0V 8.73 PIC Groombridge 1830 11 52.7 +37.8 6.45 +0.75 G8 Vp 7.04 UMA Lacaille 9352 23 05.4 -35.8 7.33 +1.48 M2V 6.90 PSA Cordoba 32416 00 05.0 -37.3 8.96 +1.46 M4V 6.08 SCL Ross 619 08 11.9 +08.8 12.5 +1.7 dM5 5.30 CNC 61 CYG A 21 06.6 +38.7 5.19 +1.19 K5V 5.20 CYG 61 CYG B 21 06.6 +38.7 6.02 +1.38 K7V 5.20 CYG Lalande 21185 11 03.5 +36.0 7.47 +1.52 M2V 4.78 UMA Wolf 359 10 56.7 +07.0 13.66 +1.75 M6E 4.71 LEO epsilon IND 22 03.0 -56.8 4.74 +1.07 K5V 4.69 IND Lalande 21258 11 05.8 +43.5 8.66 +1.52 M2V 4.53 UMA WX UMA 11 05.8 +43.5 14.8 +1.2 dM5.5e 4.53 UMA omicron 2 ERI A 04 15.5 -07.6 4.42 +0.81 K1V 4.08 ERI omicron 2 ERI B 04 15.5 -07.6 9.50 +0.11 DA 4.08 ERI omicron 2 ERI C 04 15.5 -07.6 11.2 +1.5 M4E 4.08 ERI Wolf 489 13 36.9 +03.7 14.8 +0.96 DC 3.87 VIR Proxima Centauri 14 30.2 -62.7 10.68 +2.72 M5e 3.85 CEN BD +5 1668 07 27.4 +05.4 9.82 +1.56 M5 3.76 CMI mu CAS 01 07.9 +55.0 5.12 +0.69 G2V1 3.75 CAS alpha Centauri A 14 40.0 -60.8 0.33 +0.60 G2V 3.69 CEN alpha Centauri B 14 40.0 -60.8 1.70 +0.85 K0V 3.69 CEN Washington 5584 15 10.3 -16.3 9.05 +0.78 K0V1 3.68 LIB Washington 5583 15 10.3 -16.4 9.44 +0.86 dK0 3.68 LIB LP 9-231 17 50.7 +82.7 14.8 +0.6 g 3.59 UMI Lacaille 8760 21 17.5 -38.9 6.70 +1.42 M0V 3.46 MIC Luyten 726-8A 01 38.8 -17.9 12.5 +1.7 M6e 3.36 CET Luyten 726-8B 01 38.8 -17.9 12.95 +1.76 M6e 3.36 CET Luyten 789-6 22 38.4 -15.3 12.2 +1.7 M6 3.25 AQR Ross 451 11 40.4 +67.3 12.23 +1.45 sdM0 3.20 DRA 82 ERI 03 19.7 -43.1 4.26 +0.70 G5V 3.14 ERI Ross 578 03 38.2 -11.4 13.1 +1.5 M2 3.06 ERI van Maanen 1 00 49.1 +05.4 12.4 +0.56 DG 2.98 PSC Reference: Sky+Telescope 8/69 with notes GALAXY GROUPS (MANY IN MAIN CATALOG, NEEDED ROOM FOR MORE INFO) Abell 262 - 01 52.7 +36.1 AND : includes NGC 708 and 753 - 100 Mpc, 220 Mly - Tirion #4, Webb 112 Abell 347 - 02 25.1 +41.8 AND : 1/2 degree South preceding NGC 891 - may be part of Perseus group - (Abell 426) - Tirion #4, Webb 120 NGC 5353 - 13 53.4 +40.3 CVN : 5353 12.3 mag, E5, 1.1x0.4, pB,s,E - yellow and blue star involved with group - Tirion #7, Webb 213 - drawing 221 Abell 1656 - 12 59.8 +27.9 COM : includes NGC 4874 and 4889- A1656 is at 130Mpc, 280Mly - 72 galaxies brighter than 15 mag in 2 degree field - Tirion #7, Webb 153 Abell 2065 - 15 22.1 +27.6 CRB : A2065 is at 1.5 Bly - brightest 6 are 15.5 mag in 1/2 degree field - Tirion #7, Webb 169 Abell 2151 - 16 05.3 +17.7 HER : Hercules cluster of Galaxies - Webb 174 Abell 2199 - 16 28.6 +39.5 HER : 750 Mly- includes NGC 6166 - 13.3 mag E5 - AAVSO #46, no Tirion, Webb 190 NGC 3750 Copeland's Septet - 11 39.1 +21.8 LEO : AAVSO #65, no Webb, no Tirion - 15 mag for 3750, others at least as dim Abell 1367 - 11 44.5 +19.8 LEO : Brightest is 13.6- 500 Mly AAVSO #65, no Tirion, Webb 142 Stephan's Quintet - 22 36.0 +34.3 PEG : 30 min SSW from NGC 7331, brightest 14.3 - Tirion #9, Webb 217, drawing 221 Abell 426 - 03 19.7 +41.5 PER : Includes NGC 1275 - Tirion #4, Webb 125 Abell 194 - 01 25.6 -01.3 PSC : At 110 Mpc or 250 Mly - NGC 450 on Tirion #10, Webb 103 NGC 6027 Seyfert's Sextet - 15 59.2 +20.8 SER : Mags are 14 or 15 Tirion #7, Burnham's 1793 Hydra Cluster- center of Hydra cluster- (3309, 3311, 3312 all mag 13) 3309 (10 36.7 -27.5), 3311 (10 36.8 -27.5), 3312 (10 37.2 -27.6) Fornax Cluster- contains 1316, 1317,1326, 1341, 1350, 1351, 1365, 1374, 1379, 1380, 1381, 1386, 1387, 1389, 1399, 1404, 1427, 1437 NAMED OBJECTS (PARENTHESES CONTAIN A MESSIER NUMBER) 47 TUCANAE 104 TUC ANDROMEDA GALAXY 224(31) AND ANTENNAE 4038-9 CRV BARBELL NEBULA 650(76) PER BARNARD'S GALAXY 6822 SGR BARNARD'S LOOP Sh2-276 ORI BEAR PAW GALAXY 2537 UMA BEEHIVE CLUSTER (PRAESEPE) 2632(44) CNC BLACKEYE NEBULA 4826(64) COM BLINKING PLANETARY 6826 CYG BLUE FLASH 6905 DEL BAXENDELL'S UNPHOTOGRAPHABLE NEBULA 7088 AQR BROCCHI'S CLUSTER Cr 399 VUL BUBBLE NEBULA 7635 CAS BUG NEBULA 6302 SCO CALIFORNIA NEBULA 1499 PER CAT'S EYE 6543 DRA CAVE NEBULA Sh2-155 CEP CBS EYE 3242 HYA CHRISTMAS TREE CLUSTER 2264 MON CLOWN FACE NEBULA 2392 GEM COAL SACK CRU COATHANGER Cr 399 VUL COCOON NEBULA IC 5146 CYG CODDINGTON'S GALAXY IC 2574 UMA CONE NEBULA 2264 MON CRAB NEBULA 1952(1) TAU CRESCENT 6445 SGR CRESCENT (ALSO 6445) 6888 CYG DUMBBELL NEBULA 6853(27) VUL EAGLE NEBULA 6611(16) SER EIGHT-BURST 3132 ANT ESKIMO PLANETARY 2392 GEM ETA CARINA NEBULA 3372 CAR FISH ON A PLATTER B 144 CYG FLAMING STAR NEBULA IC 405 AUR FOOTPRINT NEBULA M-1-92 CYG GHOST OF JUPITER 3242 HYA H PERSEI 869 PER HELIX NEBULA 7293 AQR HERCULES CLUSTER 6205(13) HER HIND'S VARIABLE NEBULA 1555 TAU HORSEHEAD NEBULA IC 434 ORI HUBBLE'S VARIABLE NEBULA 2261 MON HYADES Mel 25 TAU INKSPOT B 86 SGR INTEGRAL SIGN GALAXY UGC 3697 CAM JEWEL BOX 4755 CRU KEYHOLE NEB(ETA CAR) 3372 CAR LAGOON NEBULA 6523(8) SGR LITTLE DUMBBELL NEBULA 650(76) PER LITTLE GEM 6818 SGR LITTLE GHOST 6369 OPH LOWER'S NEBULA Sh2-261 ORI MEDUSA NEBULA ABELL 21 GEM MINKOWSKI'S OBJECT (GALXY IN ABELL 194 CLUS) CET NORTH AMERICAN NEBULA 7000 CYG OMEGA NEBULA 6618(17) SGR OMEGA CEN CLUSTER 5139 CEN ORION NEBULA 1976(42) ORI OWL NEBULA 3587(97) UMA PARROT'S HEAD B 87 SGR PELICAN NEBULA IC 5067 CYG PHANTOM STREAK 6741 AQL PINWHEEL GAL 598(33) TRI PIPE NEB 1267 OPH PLEIADES Mel 22(45) TAU POLARISSIMA AUSTRALIS 2573 OCT POLARISSIMA BOREALIS 3172 UMI RING NEB 6720(57) LYR RINGTAIL GAL 4038 CRV ROSETTE 2244 MON RUNNING CHICKEN NEBULA IC 2944 CEN SATURN NEB 7009 AQR SIAMESE TWINS 4567-8 VIR SOMBRERO GAL 4594(107) VIR SPINDLE NEB 3115 SEX STRUVE'S LOST NEBULA 1554 TAU SUNFLOWER GAL 5055(63) CVN TABLE OF SCORPIUS 6231 SCO TANK TRACK NEBULA 2024 ORI TOBY JUG NEBULA IC 2220 CAR TOM THUMB CLUSTER 6451 SCO TRIFID 6514(20) SGR TUFT IN THE TAIL OF THE DOG Cr 140 CMA VEIL NEB 6960 CYG VEIL NEB 6992 CYG WHIRLPOOL GAL 5194(51) CVN WITCH-HEAD NEB IC 2118 ERI WHITE EYED PEA IC 4593 SER X PER 884 PER NAMED STARS (MOST WITH SOME TYPE OF PECULIAR CHARACTERISTICS) THE 'B' ABBREVIATION GIVES A PAGE NUMBER IN BURNHAM'S ANDREW'S STAR AUR GC 7066: SUSPECTED FLARE STAR (B=290) BARNARD'S STAR OPH LTF 1385: FAINT RED DWARF WITH HIGHEST KNOWN PROPER MOTION(B=1251) FINDER- B 1253 (SEE VERY LARGE PROPER MOTION STARS) BARNARD'S RUNAWAY STAR SEE ABOVE (B=1251) BLAZE STAR T CRB: BRIGHTEST AND BEST EXAMPLE OF A FLARE STAR (B=708) FINDER- B 710 (SEE RED STARS) CRIMSON STAR R LEP: VERY RED STAR (B=1093) FINDER- B 1094 (SEE RED STARS) DEMON STAR BETA PER = ALGOL: (B=1409) DOG STAR ALPHA CMA = SIRIUS: (B=387) FLYING STAR 61 CYG: FAST PROPER MOTION BINARY (B=768) ORBIT DIAGRAM- B 769 (SEE VERY LARGE PROPER MOTION STARS) HERSHAL'S GARNET STAR MU CEP: VERY RED STAR (B=596) (SEE RED STARS) HIND'S CRIMSON STAR R LEP: SEE CRIMSON STAR ABOVE (B=1093) IRON STAR XX OPH: IONIZED IRON SPECTRUM (B=1246) FINDER- B 1248 KAPTEYN'S STAR PIC HD 33793: SECOND LARGEST PROPER MOTION (B=1462) FINDER- 1463 (SEE VERY LARGE PROPER MOTION STARS) KEPLER'S STAR V843 OPH: NOVA 1604 (B=1249) CHART- B 1250 LA SUPERBA Y CVN: SPLENDED SPECTRUM B-V=2.55 (B=361) (SEE RED STARS) LITTLE DOG STAR ALPHA CMI = PROCYON: (B=448) LUYTEN'S FLARE STAR CET L-726-8: SMALL BINARY- PERHAPS THE SMALLEST MASS KNOWN (B=641) FINDER- B 642 MEDUSA SEE DEMON STAR (B=1409) NILE STAR ALPHA CMA = SIRIUS: (B=387) PEACOCK STAR ALPHA PAV: (B=1355) PEARCE'S STAR AO CAS: ONE OF THE MOST MASSIVE SYSTEMS KNOWN- 2 O STARS, 3.5 DAYS, 15 MEGMILES ALMOST TOUCHING- MAYBE THE MOST LUMINOUS IN GALAXY- (B=503) PLASKETT'S STAR MON HD 47129: ALMOST MOST MASSIVE BINARY SYSTEM KNOWN 14.4 DAYS- 2 O STARS (B=1193) TYCHO'S STAR CAS NOVA 1572: NEAR BETA CAS (B=503) FINDER- B 504 VAN BIESBROECK'S STAR AQU WOLF 1055b, ROSS 652b: RED DWARF LOWEST SURFACE BRIGHTNESS KNOWN (B=226) FINDER- B 227 VAN MAANEN'S STAR PSC WOLF 28: EASIEST WHITE DWARF TO FIND (B=1474) FINDER- B 1476 (SEE BRIGHT WHITE DWARFS) ANNUAL METEOR SHOWERS *** Jan. 4 Quadrantids: Radiant--Bootes. Very short lived shower, less that one day. Variable rate, but generally around 60 per hour. Speed 41 kps and bluish color. *** Jan. 16 Delta Cancrids: Radiant--just west of Beehive. Minor shower, rate about 4 per hour. Very swift. *** Jan. 18 Coma Berenicids: Radiant--near Coma star cluster. Only one or two per hour, but among fastest meteors known--65 kps. *** Feb. 26 Delta Leonids: Radiant--midway in Leo's back. Feb. 5 to Mar. 19 with peak in late Feb. 5 per hour at 24 kps. *** Mar. 16 Corona-Australids: Radiant--16 hr 20 min, -48 deg. 5 to 7 per hour from Mar. 14 to Mar. 18. *** Mar. 22 Camelopardalids: No definite peak, with only one per hour. Slowest meteors at 7 kps. *** Mar. 22 March Geminids: Discovered in 1973 and confirmed in 1975. Rate generally about 40 per hour. Seem to be very slow meteors. *** Apr. 4 Kappa Serpentids: Radiant--near Corona Borealis . 4 or 5 per hour from Apr. 1 to 7. *** Apr. 7 Delta Draconids: Radiant--near Cepheus border. From Mar. 28 to Apr. 7. Slow meteors at about 5 per hour. *** Apr. 10 Virginids: Radiant-- near Gamma in bowl of Virgo. 20 per hour. *** Apr. 15 April Fireballs: Radiant-- between The Water Jar and Scutum, very erratic. From April 15 to 30 many bright bolides from Southeastern sky. *** Apr. 17 Sigma Leonids: Radiant-- at Leo Virgo border, actually has moved into Virgo in recent years. Weak shower of 1 to 2 per hour. *** Apr. 22 Lyrids: Radiant-- near Vega. 15 per hour, bright and long lasting meteors. From Comet Thatcher. *** April 25 Mu Virginids: Radiant--near Libra. 7 to 10 per hour of medium speed meteors. *** Apr. 28 Alpha Bootids: Radiant-- near Arcturus. From Apr. 14 to May 13. Slow meteors with fine trails. *** May 1 Phi Bootids: Radiant--near Hercules. From Apr. 16 to May 12. 6 per hour. *** May 3 Alpha Scorpiids: Radiant-- Near Antares. From Apr. 16 to May 9. *** May 4 Eta Aquarids: Radiant-- near Water Jar. From Apr. 21 to May 12. 21 per hour, yellow with bright trails. Comet Halley debris. *** June 3 Tau Herculids: Radiant--near Corona Borealis. About a month long, 15 per hour max, most quite faint. *** June 5 Scorpiids: Radiant--near Ophiuchus. 20 per hour with some fireballs. *** June 7 Arietids: About 30 per hour. Slow moving with some fireballs. *** June 13 Ophiuchids: Radiant-- near Scorpius. Only 3 per hour but fast moving bolides are common. Duration--25 days *** June 16 June Lyrids: Radiant--near Vega. Another part of May Lyrid meteor stream. 15 per hour, faint blue meteors. *** June 20 Ophiuchids: Radiant-- near Sagitarrius. Rate varies from 8 to 20, with occaisionally many more. *** June 30 June Draconids: Radiant--near handle of Big Dipper. Rate varies from 10 to 100 per hour. Pons-Winnecke Comet is parent. *** July 28 Delta Aquarids: Radiant--near Capricornus. 25 per hour, slow (24 kps) with yellow trails. Duration--40 days *** July 30 Capricornids: Radiant--near Aquarius. Tough to tell these from Delta Aquarids. 10 to 35 per hour with bolides. *** Aug 10 Perseids: Radiant--near Double cluster. 50 to 100 per hour, yellow with trails and bolides. The best modern dependable shower. Duration--5 days. *** Aug 20 Kappa Cygnids: Radiant--near Deneb. 12 per hour with many fireballs. Duration--15 days. *** Aug 31 Andromedids: Radiant-- near Cassiopeia. Occaisionally spectacular, usually 20 per hour. Some red fireballs with trails. Biela's Comet parent. *** Sept 23 Alpha Aurigids: Radiant-- near Capella. 12 per hour, fast with trails. *** Oct 7 Piscids: Radiant--near Aries. 15 per hour at 28 kps. *** Oct 9 Draconids: Raidiant--near Hercules. Spectacular when comet Giacobinni-Zinner passes near Earth. 200 per hour when comet is close is not uncommon, 1000 per hour sometimes. *** Oct 20 Orionids: Radiant--near Taurus. 30 per hour, fast (67 kps) often in colors with long trails. Duration--8 days *** Nov. 5 Taurids: Radiant--near Pleaides. 10 per hour with many fireballs. Debris from comet Encke. Duration--45 days. *** Nov. 12 Pegasids: Radiant--Near Square. from Oct. 10 to late Nov., 10 per hour, used to be spectacular. *** Nov 17 Leonids: Radiant--near Sickle. Most spectacular of modern showers. 1966 saw 500,000 per hour-- 140 per second. Comet Temple--Tuttle is parent. 20 per hour between 33 year shows, fastest known at 71 kps. Duration--4 days. *** Dec. 10 Monocerids: Radiant-- near Gemini. 12 per hour. *** Dec. 11 Sigma Hydrids: Radiant--near Head. 12 per hour, fast. *** Dec. 14 Geminids: Radiant--near Castor. 60 per hour, many bright, white but few trails. Icarus, the Earth-crossing astroid seems to be the parent. Duration--6 days. *** Dec. 14 Leo Minorids: 10 per hour, somewhat faint. Discovered by amateurs in 1971. *** Dec. 20 Delta Arietids: 12 per hour, must view in early evening, before radiant sets. *** Dec. 22 Ursids: Radiant--Little Dipper Bowl. Medium speed, 20 per hour, many with bright trails. Duration--2 days CONSTELLATIONS WELL-PLACED AT 9:00 P.M. MID-MONTH January--Auriga, Caleum, Camelopardalis, Columba, Dorado, Lepus, Mensa, Orion, Pictor, Reticulum, Taurus February--Canis Major, Canis Minor, Gemini, Monoceros, Puppis March--Cancer, Carina, Lynx, Pyxis, Vela Volans April--Antlia, Crater, Hydra, Leo Minor, Leo, Ursa Major, Sextans May--Canes Venatici, Centaurus, Chamaeleon, Coma Berenices, Corvus, Crux, Hydra, Musca, Virgo June--Bootes, Circinus, Corona Borealis, Draco, Libra, Lupus, Serpens Caput, Ursa Minor July--Apus, Ara, Draco, Hercules, Norma, Ophiuchus, Scorpius, Serpens Cauda, Triangulum Australe August--Ara, Aquila, Lyra, Octans, Sagitta, Scutum, Sagittarius, Telescopium, Vulpecula September--Capricornus, Cepheus, Cygnus, Delphinus, Equuleus, Indus, Microscopium, Pavo October--Aquarius, Grus, Lacerta, Pegasus, Pisces Austrinus, Tucana November--Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cetus, Phoenix, Pisces, Sculptor December--Aries, Eridanus, Fornax, Horologium, Hydrus, Perseus, Triangulum