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 Tanegashima Astronomy
Tanegashima is great for star gazing.
Anyone from the city would be amazed at the number of
stars you can see on a cloudless Tanegashima night. I found this site (link
below) called
Your Sky which generates star maps for any location on
the planet. I made star maps specifically for the island. The star maps show
the Tanegashima night sky as it appears in real time. The
page does need to be refreshed for an updated sky map.
The three maps, beginner, intermediate, and advanced, get
progressively more detailed to give the observer a chance to
slowly get used to the sky at this latitude and longitude. |
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Beginner Map
The following settings were used to make the beginner star
map. The beginner map includes about 20 stars of magnitude
1.5 and brighter. To make your own customizable beginner
star map for Tanegashima,
click here. |
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Coordinates: 30°34′
North, 130°58′ East
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Ecliptic: Blue line
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Celestial equator: Red line
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Moon and planets: Colored
symbols
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Stars: Magnitude
1.5+
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Star names: Magnitude 1.5+
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Deep sky objects: Magnitude
2.5+
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Constellations: Outlines and
names
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Intermediate Map
The following settings were used to make the intermediate
star map. The intermediate map includes about 100 stars of
magnitude 2.6 and brighter. To make your own customizable
intermediate star map for Tanegashima,
click here. |
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Coordinates: 30°34′
North, 130°58′ East
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Ecliptic: Blue line
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Celestial equator: Red line
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Moon and planets: Colored
symbols
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Stars: Magnitude
2.6+
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Star names: Magnitude 2.6+
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Deep sky objects: Magnitude
2.5+
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Constellations: Outlines and
names
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Advanced Map
The following settings were used to make the advanced star
map. The advanced map includes stars of magnitude 5.5 and
brighter which is the average naked eye limit. To make your
own customizable advanced star map for Tanegashima,
click here. |
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Coordinates: 30°34′
North, 130°58′ East
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Ecliptic: Blue line
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Celestial equator: Red line
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Moon and planets: Colored
symbols
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Stars: Magnitude
5.5+
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Star names: Magnitude 2.0+
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Deep sky objects: Magnitude
2.5+
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Constellations: Outlines and
names
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Key for symbols used on the star
maps |
Sun |
Mercury |
Venus |
Earth |
Mars |
Jupiter |
Saturn |
Uranus |
Neptune |
Pluto |
Asteroid |
Comet |
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Double
Star |
Open
Star
Cluster |
Globular
Star
Cluster |
Quasar |
Elliptical
Galaxy |
Spiral
Galaxy |
Irregular
Galaxy |
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Planetary
Nebula |
Dark
Nebula |
Diffuse
Nebula |
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About these star maps
These star maps are the products of
Your Sky and John Walker, the owner of the site. I spent
a while looking for something like this and was
thrilled to find his site. The maps above can be customized
to suit your particular needs and set to any geographical
location on the planet. |
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Additional Information |
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Astronomy
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Your Sky - This is a really nice site which generates
embeddable star maps for any location on the planet.
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Home Planet - A comprehensive astronomy, space,
satellite tracking package.
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Sea and Sky - A calendar of astronomical events.
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