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Free Star Charts

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For the most recent monthly all-sky star chart, visit this page at Skymaps.com to help you get acquainted wtih the night sky. 

Detailed star charts

The detailed beginner star charts by Andrew L. Johnson show stars down to magnitude 7.25; about the limit of naked-eye visibility under very dark skies. For most of us under light polluted conditions, it's a great set of charts for finding our way around with binoculars or a 6x30 or larger finderscope.  

Because many stars are listed by their Bayer designation, download a free Greek alphabet reference guide here.

There's a lot more here on Eyes on the Sky. For example, every week there are new astronomy videos about finding/observing objects in the night sky. Or, learn how to find your way around the night sky and all about telescope basics.

Print or download these black and white free star charts (PDF format).  To save, right click then "Save Target As".

1-10 Constellations visible  R.A. Dec. 11-20 Constellations visible on chart R.A.  Dec.
Chart 1 URSA MINOR, URSA MAJOR, CASSIOPEIA, CEPHEUS, DRACO All R.A.  North of +65  Chart 11

Chart 11a

VIRGO, COMA BERENICES, CORVUS, SERPENS CAPUT

Close up of VIRGO galaxies

 12h to 16h             11.5h to 13.5h  +20 to -20+20 to 0
Chart 2 PERSEUS, ANDROMEDA, TRIANGULUM  0h to 4h +65 to +20 Chart 12 AQUILA, OPHIUCUS, SERPENS CAUDA  16h to 20h +20 to -20
Chart 3 GEMINI, AURIGA, PERSEUS  4h to 8h +65 to +20 Chart 13 AQUARIUS, DELPHINUS, EQUULEUS, PEGASUS  20h to 0h +20 to -20
Chart 4 URSA MAJOR, LEO MINOR, LYNX  8h to 12h +65 to +20 Chart 14 ERIDANUS, SCULPTOR, PHOENIX, FORNAX, HOROLOGIUM  0h to 4h -20 to -65
Chart 5 URSA MAJOR, BOOTES, CANES VENATICI, CORONA BOREALIS  12h to 16h +65 to +20 Chart 15 CANIS MAJOR, COLUMBA, PICTOR, PUPPIS  4h to 8h -20 to -65
Chart 6 HERCULES, LYRA, VULPECULA, SAGITTA  16h to 20h +65 to +20 Chart 16 HYDRA, ANTLIA, PYXIS, VELA  8h to 12h -20 to -65
Chart 7 CYGNUS, LACERTA, PEGASUS  20h to 0h +65 to +20 Chart 17 HYDRA, CENTAURUS, LUPUS  12h to 16h -20 to -65
Chart 8 PISCES, CETUS  0h to 4h +20 to -20 Chart 18 SAGITTARIUS, SCORPIUS  16h to 20h -20 to -65
Chart 9 TAURUS, ORION, MONOCEROS, LEPUS, CANIS MINOR/MAJOR  4h to 8h +20 to -20 Chart 19 PISCES AUSTRINUS, MICROSCOPIU, GRUS  20h to 0h -20 to -65
Chart 10 LEO, CANCER, SEXTANS, HYDRA  8h to 12h +20 to -20 Chart 20 CIRCUMPOLAR, SOUTH  All South of -65

The star charts above utilize the Greek alphabet system to denote the brightest 24 stars for most constellations. To assist in interpreting these symbols, you can download this free Greek alphabet astronomy reference guide here.  File is for 11 inches x 8.5 inches paper, in PDF format.  File size is 2.3MB.   See below for a preview of this chart, or click on it to download the PDF.

Greek Alphabet Sheet Small