Thames & Kosmos TK1 User Manual page 27

VIEWING
4. From the bottom edge up to the zenith
marker, the oval section shows you the stars
that are in the southern sky. At 9 PM on
February 10, the constellation Lepus is at the
bottom of the southern horizon, Orion is
halfway up the sky, and the constellation
Auriga is up near the zenith.
5. If you want to know which stars are in the
northern sky, simply turn the chart upside-
down. Then, the word "North" will be at the
bottom and it will show you the stars that
you can see in a northerly direction between
the horizon and the zenith.
6. If you turn the chart so "East" or "West" is at
the bottom, it will show you the stars in those
directions.
Big
Dipper
(Ursa Major)
Lacerta
Auriga
Hercules
Draco
Cygnus
Li le
Dipper
North Star
Cepheus
Cassiopeia
Perseus
Identifying Constellations in the Sky
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North
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DID YOU KNOW?
The stars that you see at the bottom edge of
the chart are the ones that you will see down
near the horizon. And the stars that you see
near the zenith are the ones that you will
see high in the sky. You will have to tilt your
head way back to see them. The actual
zenith is the point exactly above your head.
Zenith
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