Constellation Hunter Program Chair:
Cliff Mygatt
P.O. Box 8607
Port Orchard, WA 98366
(360) 265-5418
E-mail: cliffandchris@wavecable.com
Observing List:
The 57 constellations are listed in alphabetical order. Your observing plan should be based on those constellations that are visible on any particular night. You can generate this list using a planeshpere. Information provided on each object is a check box, constellation name, right ascension, and declination. This is a list of all of the constellations that appear south of the ecliptic.
For a printable version of the Checklist, click here
| Constellation | Right Ascension (center) | Declination (center) | |
| [ ] | Antlia | 10 hrs. | – 35 deg |
| [ ] | Apus | 17 hrs | – 75 deg |
| [ ] | Aquarius | 23 hrs | – 10 deg |
| [ ] | Aquila | 20 hrs | + 4 deg |
| [ ] | Ara | 17 hrs | – 55 deg |
| [ ] | Caelum | 05 hrs | -40 deg |
| [ ] | Canis Major | 07 hrs | – 25 deg |
| [ ] | Capricornus | 21 hrs | – 20 deg |
| [ ] | Carina | 09 hrs | – 60 deg |
| [ ] | Centaurus | 13 hrs | – 45 deg |
| [ ] | Cetus | 02 hrs | – 5 deg |
| [ ] | Chamaeleon | 10 hrs | – 80 deg |
| [ ] | Circinus | 15 hrs | – 65 deg |
| [ ] | Columba | 06 hrs | – 35 deg |
| [ ] | Corona Australis | 19 hrs | – 40 deg |
| [ ] | Corvus | 12 hrs | – 20 deg |
| [ ] | Crater | 11 hrs | – 15 deg |
| [ ] | Crux | 12 hrs | – 60 deg |
| [ ] | Dorado | 05 hrs | – 65 deg |
| [ ] | Eridanus | 04 hrs | – 15 deg |
| [ ] | Fornax | 03 hrs | – 30 deg |
| [ ] | Grus | 23 hrs | – 50 deg |
| [ ] | Horologium | 03 hrs | – 50 deg |
| [ ] | Hydra | 10 hrs | – 20 deg |
| [ ] | Hydrus | 02 hrs | – 70 deg |
| [ ] | Indus | 22 hrs | – 60 deg |
| [ ] | Lepus | 06 hrs | – 20 deg |
| [ ] | Libra | 15 hrs | – 20 deg |
| [ ] | Lupus | 16 hrs | – 40 deg |
| [ ] | Mensa | 05 hrs | – 75 deg |
| [ ] | Microscopium | 21 hrs | – 40 deg |
| [ ] | Monoceros | 07 hrs | – 6 deg |
| [ ] | Musca | 13 hrs | – 70 deg |
| [ ] | Norma | 16 hrs | – 50 deg |
| [ ] | Octans | 20 hrs | – 85 deg |
| [ ] | Ophiuchus | 17 hrs | 0 deg |
| [ ] | Orion | 6 hrs | 0 deg |
| [ ] | Pavo | 19 hrs | – 65 deg |
| [ ] | Phoenix | 01 hr | – 50 deg |
| [ ] | Pictor | 06 hrs | – 55 deg |
| [ ] | Piscis Austrinus | 22 hrs | – 30 deg |
| [ ] | Puppis | 08 hrs | – 30 deg |
| [ ] | Pyxis | 09 hrs | – 30 deg |
| [ ] | Reticulum | 04 hrs | – 60 deg |
| [ ] | Sagittarius | 19 hrs | – 30 deg |
| [ ] | Scorpius | 19 hrs | – 30 deg |
| [ ] | Sculptor | 00 hrs | – 30 deg |
| [ ] | Scutum | 19 hrs | – 10 deg |
| [ ] | Serpens Caput | 17 hrs | 0 deg |
| [ ] | Serpens Cauda | 17 hrs | 0 deg |
| [ ] | Sextans | 10 hrs | 0 deg |
| [ ] | Telescopium | 19 hrs | – 50 deg |
| [ ] | Triangulum Australe | 16 hrs | – 65 deg |
| [ ] | Tucana | 00 hrs | – 65 deg |
| [ ] | Vela | 09 hrs | – 50 deg |
| [ ] | Virgo | 13 hrs | 0 deg |
| [ ] | Volans | 08 hrs | – 70 deg |