Constellations Of The Zodiac

You’ve purchased telescope for your kids or yourself and now you’re wondering what to view in the sky. There are many other things that you can view apart from moon and some planets using your small telescope. Zodiac constellation is one fascinating thing in the sky that you can view with your optical telescope.

Not all zodiac signs are visible throughout the year. But depending on the signs which are dominating in the particular month you’ll be able to view it in the night sky. So before summer you’ll be able to see aries, taurus and other signs. One thing i want you to know is constellations are not real and they’re based on the imagination of the astronomers over the years based on the alignment of the celestial objects.

Constellations Sorted by Month

January -

You’ll be able to view following constellations in the month of January: Caelum,Dorado,Mensa,Orion,Reticulum,Taurus. Orion and taurus are most impressive constellations.

February - Following constellation can be viewed in the month of February: Auriga,Camelopardalis,Canis Major,Columba,Gemini,Lepus,Monoceros,Pictor.

March - Following constellation can be viewed in the month of March: Cancer,Canis Minor,Carina,Lynx,Puppis,Pyxis,Vela,Volans. Lynx constellation is faint one and you’ll find it difficult to find it.

April - Following constellation can be viewed in the month of April: Antlia,Chamaeleon,Crater,Hydra,Leo,Leo Minor,Sextans,Ursa Major. Ursa Major can be easily found out with the help of glowing stars. Leo's boundaries ranges from -6 to +33 degrees and some interesting galaxies are inside this constellation.

May - Following constellation can be viewed in the month of May: Canes Venatici,Centaurus,Coma Berenices,Corvus,Crux,Musca,Virgo. Centaurus is quite easy to find out and looks one of the beautiful constellation in this month. Virgo is seen in the middle of the month with slight faint at the start and later brightest appearance in the sky.

June - Following constellation can be viewed in the month of June: Boötes,Circinus,Libra,Lupus,Ursa Minor. Bootes along with libra can be viewed starting from mid may to rest of the june. Ursa Minor can be viewed in the start of june.

July - Following constellation can be viewed in the month of July: Apus,Ara,Corona Borealis,Draco,Hercules,Norma,Ophiuchus,Scorpius,Serpens,Triangulum,Australe.

August - Following constellation can be viewed in the month of August: Corona Austrina,Lyra,Sagittarius,Scutum,Telescopium. Corona Australis, Telescopium can be seen at the beginning of the august to the middle of month.

September- Following constellation can be viewed in the month of September: Aquila,Capricornus,Cygnus,Delphinus,Equuleus,Indus,Microscopium,Pavo,Sagitta,Vulpecula.

October- Following constellation can be viewed in the month of October: Aquarius,Cepheus,Grus,Lacerta,Octans,Pegasus,Piscis,Austrinus.

November- Following constellation can be viewed in the month of November: Andromeda,Cassiopeia,Phoenix,Pisces,Sculptor,Tucana.

December- Following constellation can be viewed in the month of December: Aries,Cetus,Eridanus,Fornax,Horologium,Hydrus,Perseus,Triangulum. Aries can be viewed in the beginning of spring or the Vernal Equinox. Depending on your location you’ll be able to view after November. It is visible between latitudes 90 and -60 degrees.

One thing you’ll notice from the list is that these constellations can’t be seen in the months where they’re dominant in the sky this is because of sun is in it’s corresponding constellation makes it hard to view those constellations. Instead you’ll be able to view them during exact opposite months of the year. You’ll see Aries in November-December but not in march-April in months when they’re dominant. One more interesting thing about constellation is that they contain variety of galaxies finding them in the sky is nice experience. You need to experiment with your lenses in order to view some of the constellation and depending on the type of telescope you’ve the image quality will vary a lot.