Starry sky in the evening. Big UniverseFebruary starry sky Constellations in the sky in February

Many of our readers have probably paid attention to an unusually bright luminary shining in the southwestern part of the sky on these January evenings and looking like a very bright yellowish star. Meet - in front of you is the planet Venus, which, due to its brilliance, is the third brightest luminary in the earth's sky (after the Sun and the Moon). As you probably know, the planets are visible in the sky due to the sunlight reflected from them. But the reflectivity of the cloudy atmosphere of Venus is so great that this planet surpasses all other bright planets in its brilliance. solar system, including the giant Jupiter, as well as Mars at the moments of the Great Oppositions. By the way, in the Martian sky, Venus is also among the leaders in brightness among the planets, including such neighbors as Earth and Jupiter. But back to Earth.

The orbit of Venus is located inside the orbit of the Earth, therefore, along with Mercury, Venus belongs to inner planets. And this means that it is visible either in the evenings in the western half of the sky, or in the mornings in the eastern half. Like a giant pendulum, Venus moves away from the Sun in the sky at an angle of up to 46 ... 48 ° either to the east or to the west. If Venus moves away on the celestial sphere to the maximum angle east of the Sun, then east elongation, when Venus is clearly visible in the evenings in the western part of the sky, becoming the "evening star". When Venus moves away from the Sun to the west, western elongation, while the planet is visible in the morning in the east ("morning star").

In the current period of evening visibility, Venus reached its greatest eastern elongation (47 °) on January 12, 2017. The field of this angular distance between Venus and the Sun began to decrease and by March 25, 2017, Venus will completely hide in the bright rays of the sun (it will be in conjunction with the Sun). After that, Venus will begin to move away from the Sun to the west and will soon appear in the morning sky at dawn. On June 3, 2017, Venus will reach its greatest western elongation, moving west of the Sun at an angle of almost 46°. After that, it will again begin to approach in the sky with a bright daylight, but will be in conjunction with the Sun only on January 8, 2018. In this way, best time for observations of Venus in 2017 will be the remainder of its evening visibility - until about mid-March.

Given the date of preparation of this review (January 20, 2017), we will talk about the conditions for the visibility of Venus, starting from the last ten days of January. So, being in the constellation of Aquarius, Venus sets more than four hours after sunset, shining in the sky until almost nine o'clock in the evening as a very bright yellowish star -4.5 magnitude. And to the left and above Venus you can find bright, but much inferior in brilliance to Venus, reddish Mars. Its apparent brilliance is “only” +1.0 magnitude, which, nevertheless, corresponds to the brightest stars in the night starry sky.

Venus and Mars in the evening sky January 20, 2017

On January 24, Venus will move into the constellation Pisces. And on the evening of January 31, a bright golden crescent of the Moon will pass south of Venus - and it will look very beautiful in the sky.

In February 2017, Venus will reach its maximum brightness - minus 4.6 magnitude. On February 28, a thin crescent of the Moon will again pass south of Venus.

With the beginning of the calendar spring, the visibility conditions of Venus will begin to deteriorate rapidly. Already by the beginning of March, the duration of the visibility of the planet after sunset will noticeably decrease and will be less than 3 hours. The planet will continue to move through the constellation of Pisces, into which the bright Sun is about to enter, as if trying to absorb the evening beauty Venus with its bright rays.

On March 17 - 20, Mercury will pass near Venus (about 10 ° to the southeast), the brightness of which will be -1.2 magnitude. In the form of a bright, slightly orange star, it can be found to the left of Venus against the background of the evening dawn low in the western part of the sky. The brilliance of Venus itself will weaken somewhat by this time to -4.1 magnitude. In this case, the planet will set below the horizon about an hour after sunset. It is worth noting that the declination of Venus in March will be greater than that of the Sun, so the planet will also appear in the morning sky shortly before the appearance of a daytime star above the horizon. Thus, there will be a short period of double visibility of Venus - evening and morning.

As noted above, on March 25, 2017, Venus will enter into inferior conjunction with the Sun (i.e., it will be between the Earth and the Sun), so the planet will disappear in the bright rays of the evening (and morning) dawn. In the following days, Venus, moving westward in the constellation Pisces, will rise, shortly before sunrise, low in the east against the background of the dawn. The period of its morning visibility will begin, which will last almost until the end of 2017. But at the very beginning, this period of visibility will not be the most favorable, because the declination of the Sun in the first months of the morning visibility of Venus will remain more northerly than that of the heroine of our review, which, taking into account the angle of inclination of the ecliptic to the horizon, will affect the shorter time between sunrises of both luminaries and the low height of Venus above the horizon, to which she will have time to rise before the first rays of the sun.

April-June will be especially unfavorable for observations of Venus, when the planet, despite the fact that June 3 will be at its greatest western elongation, will rise shortly before sunrise. But why not try to find Venus in the daytime sky? Yes, yes, the brightness of Venus is such that it is visible even in the daytime sky! You just need to know where to look for it. And then, looking closely, you can find a tiny bright white “dot” in the blue daytime sky. An excellent assistant in this matter is the Moon on those days when it passes on the celestial sphere next to Venus. For example, on April 24, the crescent of the "aging" Moon will pass south of Venus. Thus, Venus can be found above the upper "horn" of the crescent moon.

The next conjunction of Venus and the Moon will occur on the morning of May 22 and 23, when the Moon will also pass south of the planet.

Having stayed since January 24 in the constellation of Pisces, by June 10, Venus will leave the boundaries of this constellation and will be on the border of the constellations of Aries and Whale. Its brilliance will be -4.3 stars. At dawn on June 21, a waning crescent of the Moon will again pass a little south of Venus. This will happen in the southern part of the constellation Aries. And on June 29, Venus will move into the constellation Taurus. By this time the planet will rise two hours before sunrise and gradually the conditions of its morning visibility will begin to improve.

In the first days of July, Venus will pass south of the Pleiades open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, and by July 12 will be about 4 ° north of Aldebaran (α Taurus, magnitude +0.9 magnitude). On the morning of July 20 and 21, the Moon will again pass south of Venus.

On July 30, Venus will enter the constellation of Orion (in its northernmost part), but on August 1 it will cross the border of Gemini, in which it will stay until August 25. And in the morning sky on August 19 it will be possible to observe a rather close conjunction of Venus and the Moon.

From August 25, Venus will begin to move through the constellation of Cancer. In this case, the planet will rise three hours before sunrise, that is, still in the dark sky and will shine like a bright star of -4.0 magnitude. in the eastern sky.

Remaining in the morning sky, on September 11, Venus will move into the next zodiac constellation- in the constellation Leo, in which there will be two more bright planets - Mercury and Mars. At the same time, on the morning of September 18 and 19, the Moon will join them in the sky, so we will witness a mini-parade of planets with a bright crescent of the Moon! Don't miss this beautiful sight.

Parade of planets in the morning sky September 18, 2017

On September 20, Venus will pass half a degree north of the bright star Regulus (α Leo, magnitude +1.4 mag.), and on October 5-6 at an even smaller angular distance north of Mars. But its brightness will be rather weak - only 1.8 magnitudes, so it will look like an ordinary reddish star very close to the very bright Venus, the brightness of which, however, will weaken to -3.9 magnitudes.

On October 9, Venus will move into the constellation Virgo. Against the background of the same constellation at dawn on October 18, a thin crescent of the Moon will pass a little north of Venus. In early November, Venus will pass north of Spica (α Virgo, magnitude +1.0 magnitude), and at dawn on November 13 will be slightly north (about a quarter of a degree) from bright yellow Jupiter, whose magnitude will be -1, 7 stars And it will be a very beautiful pair of bright planets in the sky, located at an angular distance of about half the apparent diameter of the Moon! However, already a day later, Venus will move into the constellation Libra and begin to move away in the sky from Jupiter further to the east. At the same time, the conditions of its visibility will deteriorate rapidly. On December 4, Venus will enter the constellation of Scorpio, but by this time it will have practically disappeared in the bright rays of the morning dawn. From December 8, the planet will move along the southern part of the constellation Ophiuchus, getting closer and closer to the Sun in the sky. But only on January 8 it will be in upper conjunction with the daylight.

A new favorable period of evening visibility of Venus will come in February 2018 and will last almost until the end of October of the same year.

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General questions about finding stars and constellations

Question: How to find the North Star in the starry sky?

Answer: We all know the Big Dipper bucket, which is the "calling card" of the northern starry sky, because due to its proximity to the north pole of the world throughout former USSR is the most memorable group of fairly bright stars visible at any dark time days and years. Of course, the position of the Big Dipper bucket above the horizon varies depending on the time of year and time of day. But, in any case, it is very easy to find it, except that on spring evenings it rises to the zenith and is visible overhead, which may seem to someone not a very convenient position for observations.

Considering the recognition of the Big Dipper bucket, it is necessary to start your acquaintance with the starry sky with it. And the first step will be to find the North Star. Firstly, this has a practical meaning, because. The polar star points to the north, which will help you quickly navigate to the cardinal points. Secondly, we get directions to search for other circumpolar constellations, thereby expanding our knowledge of the starry sky. So, looking at the picture on the left, let's draw a mental line through the two extreme stars of the Ursa Major bucket, denoted by the Greek letters α and β. Like other bucket stars, they have their own names: Dubge and Merak. The first star similar in brightness to the stars of the Ursa Major bucket on your path will be the Polaris. Print (or redraw) the drawing and, depending on the position of the Ursa Major bucket in the sky, rotate it so that you know which way to draw a mental line to search for the North Star.

More detailed information on searching for constellations can be found in the section.

February 2012

Question: Two bright stars in the sky. The brightest star in the sky in February.

Panorama: Venus (center), Jupiter (to the left and above) and the constellation of Orion (on the left side of the image) on the evening of February 18, 2012.

Answer: Most likely, our readers have in mind two bright luminaries visible in the evenings in the southwestern part of the sky and similar to two bright stars. Moreover, one of them is so bright that in its brightness it exceeds by many times all the stars visible in the sky. But these are not very bright stars at all, but planets. And the brightest of them is Venus, the second planet from the Sun in the solar system. In the earth's sky, it is so bright that in terms of its brightness it reliably occupies the third place after the Sun and the Moon among the brightest luminaries. It can even be found with the naked eye in the daytime sky! Remarkably, even in the sky of Mars, Venus looks brighter than neighboring Earth! The reason for such a bright shine of Venus is the high reflectivity (albedo) of the dense cloud cover of the planet. When observing Venus in small telescope its phases are noticeable, similar to the phases of the moon. Phases less than 30 - 40%, when the planet is visible in the telescope in the form of a sickle, are also visible in 7x binoculars. Venus will take on the appearance of a crescent from the second half of April this year, so if you have binoculars at hand, be sure to observe the planet in the second half of spring 2012. Just make sure that the binoculars are fixed in place, because hand trembling is unlikely to make it possible to clearly see the phase of Venus.

As for the second brightest "star" visible next to Venus, this is the planet Jupiter, which occupies the fourth brightest place in the earth's sky. And if in February Jupiter is visible to the left and above Venus, then on March 12-14, 2012, Venus in the celestial sphere will pass a few degrees north of Jupiter, after which they seem to “swap” in the sky. Jupiter is also interesting for observations with binoculars, since even 7x binoculars can show from one to four of the largest and brightest moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo: Io, Europa, Callisto and Ganymede. For successful observations, you also need to take care of the immobility of the binoculars. Then next to the bright Jupiter you will see tiny "stars" of its main satellites.

Moon, Venus and Jupiter in the starry sky February 24 - 29, 2012. View to the southwest. Early evening.

The crescent-shaped moon will pass near Venus on the evening of February 25, 2012, and on February 26-27 - near Jupiter. In March, the Moon will pass first near Jupiter on the evening of the 25th, and on the 26th - near Venus.

Question: How to find Mars in the sky? Mars in the starry sky in February 2012.

Mars in the eastern sky at 22.45 Moscow time on February 22, 2012

Answer: In February 2012, it's very simple: around 11 p.m. local time, look east. Mars is visible as the brightest star in this side of the sky. However, its color is slightly reddish. The moon on the celestial sphere will approach the planet on March 7 and will be to the right of Mars in the evening. The next time near Mars, the Moon will be on the evening of April 3rd. Note that at the beginning of March 2012, on the 4th, the opposition of Mars will occur. But in order to see at least some details of the surface of the planet, you need a small telescope. With binoculars, any details of the surface of Mars are not visible from Earth.

Search map of the spring constellations with the positions of the Moon, Mars and Saturn in March 2012

March 2012

Question: Two bright stars in the sky. The brightest star in the sky in March.

Moon, Jupiter and Venus in the evening sky March 24, 2012

In March, Venus still attracts special attention, shining in the evenings as a very bright yellow star in the western part of the sky. Jupiter, next to which she passed at the beginning of the second decade of the month, every evening is seen further and further from the bright Venus. Venus itself in the sky is gradually approaching a compact group of faint stars, forming a figure that looks like a tiny bucket. This is the Pleiades open star cluster, against which Venus will pass at the very beginning of April.

April - May 2012

Question: What is the brightest star visible in the western sky in April - May of this year?

In fact, this is not a star at all, but the neighbor of the Earth in the solar system - Venus. Due to the high reflectivity of its atmosphere, covered with dense clouds, this planet is the third brightest luminary in the earth's sky after the Sun and the Moon. Venus shone in the evenings in the western part of the sky throughout the past winter and during the first two spring months, and by the end of May this period of evening visibility of Venus will gradually end. Read about the conditions for the visibility of the planet. And on June 6, 2012, a very rare astronomical phenomenon will occur - after which it will appear already in the east at dawn, becoming " morning star".
Pictured: Venus in the evening sky on April 30, 2012.

July - August 2012

Question: Two bright stars at sunrise in July? What are the two bright stars in the morning over Moscow?

In July - August, the period of morning visibility of two bright planets - Jupiter and Venus - continues, which attract the attention of observers with their bright brilliance. And this is not surprising, because Venus occupies the third place in brightness in the earth's sky after the Sun and the Moon! And Jupiter is the fourth brightest, only occasionally giving way to Mars in brilliance for a short time when it is in Great Opposition.
So, in the morning sky of July and August 2012, we observe Jupiter (the bright planet above) and Venus (the one below and brighter). It is worth noting that before that, in the spring of 2012, these planets could be observed in the evening sky after sunset. They were also close to each other. It just so happened that after disappearing into the rays of the evening dawn, both planets appeared not far from each other in the morning sky at the very end of June. However, in August and in the following months, the angular distance between Jupiter and Venus will rapidly increase. Venus will remain a morning star, while in autumn Jupiter will begin to rise in the evenings in the eastern part of the sky. You can find out more about the conditions for the visibility of both planets in August 2012.
In the photo: Venus and Jupiter in the predawn sky on July 25, 2012.

Question: How to find the constellation Perseus in the sky?

Answer: A search map, as well as a description of the objects of the starry sky visible in the constellation Perseus, can be found

Question: When will there be two moons in the sky in August?

Answer: In fact, no two moons in the sky, fortunately, are not expected. All this is a kind of Internet canard, originating from a journalistic mistake made back in 2003. In August 2003, or to be more precise - on August 28, the Great (or rather, the greatest) opposition of Mars took place. Enthusiastic journalists were so carried away in their reports by describing the spectacularity of this phenomenon that they announced that Mars would approach the Earth so close that in the sky it would seem like a small (second) Moon, and on its surface it would be possible to distinguish some details, as well as on face of our natural satellite! Journalists forgot to say one thing: Mars will look like a "small moon" only through telescopes, and the observer's eye must be sufficiently trained to see details on the planet's disk even during the Great Opposition.
But time erases the details, and Internet users are still trying to find out about the two moons in August. We hope that after reading this comment, our readers will stop waiting in heaven for something that is not destined to happen.
But the next Great Opposition of Mars is “destined” to occur on July 27, 2018.

February 2015

Question: What kind of bright yellow star shines in the evening in the eastern part of the sky, and in the early morning - low in the west?

June - July 2015

Q: What are the two very bright yellow stars visible in the evenings in the western sky in June and early July 2015?

September - November 2015

Question: What is the bright star seen in the east in the morning?

This is Venus - the brightest planet in the solar system in the earth's sky, the third brightest luminary after the Sun and the Moon. In the autumn of 2015, the period of its morning visibility fell, so the planet is clearly visible in the morning in the eastern part of the sky. But the main planetary events will come in October, when four bright planets approach in the morning sky: Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter. We will talk about this in our October review.

Question: What is the constellation of 6 stars seen in the late evening in the east?

If we mean a compact group consisting of 6 stars (see photo), then this is not a constellation, but a part of the constellation Taurus.

Perhaps one of the most famous stars in the entire sky. AT ancient egypt she was considered the personification supreme god Osiris, and the Romans chastised on it the beginning of the holidays - the hottest days of the year. In modern times, in the time of Herschel, Kant and Lambert, the star Sirius began to play the role of a pillar stone in determining the scale of the universe.

Of course, Sirius gained his fame due to his extraordinary brilliance. It is the brightest star in the Earth's night sky! And you can see this for yourself on February evenings, when Sirius sparkles over the southern horizon. How to find Sirius at the end of winter?

To do this, we will use the help of the brightest constellation of winter, Orion, since the figure of the mythical hunter dominates the February evening sky.

The constellation Orion is well known for its characteristic figure of 7 bright stars. Picture: Stellarium

It is easy to recognize the constellation of Orion by the characteristic pattern of 7 stars, visible even in the sky of a large city. bright red Betelgeuse and blue star Bellatrix form the shoulders of the hunter, three bright white stars located at the same distance from each other - Orion's belt, two stars below - bluish Rigel and star Saif- Hero's legs.

Found? In February, the constellation of Orion appears in the sky at dusk in the southeast quite high in the sky. Late evening Orion culminates in the south and at midnight already slopes towards the horizon in the southwest. We repeat, the constellation is so bright that it is noticeable even in the illuminated sky of megacities (the main thing is that the horizon in the south direction is open).

Now Sirius is easy to find: the three stars of Orion's Belt point to the star. Connect the Belt stars with an imaginary line and then extend it to the left (and down). The first bright star to appear on this line will be Sirius.

Three stars in Orion's Belt point to Sirius. Picture: Stellarium

In mid-latitudes, Sirius does not rise high above the horizon, so north of St. Petersburg, it can be quite problematic to see a star in the city because of the surrounding houses. But the further south the observer is, the higher Sirius is above the horizon, the easier it is to see it.

The low position of Sirius in the sky gives rise to several curious effects. Refraction and atmospheric currents near the horizon cause the star, as a rule, to twinkle strongly and shimmer with all the colors of the rainbow. It is often difficult to tell what the real color of Sirius is! (The star is white!) This makes Sirius look like a sparkling tiny diamond. In addition, in the dusty city air, the brightness of a star can sometimes be seriously weakened, because of which Sirius may seem almost the same brilliance as Rigel or Betelgeuse.

But most likely, one quick glance at the star will be enough for you to be convinced of its brightness! Look around: you will not find a single rival anywhere around!

However, sometimes a surprise can await you: for example, in the evening sky of February 2017, you will surely find an object of absolutely incredible brightness in the west - a large, yellowish-white star. It's certainly not a star, but planet Venus a. Venus is much brighter than Sirius, as is the planet Jupiter, as well as Mars at moments near oppositions. The presence of a bright planet in the winter sky allows you to compare its brilliance with Sirius and others. bright stars and remember her appearance"- brightness, color, "behavior" (for example, planets, unlike stars, almost do not flicker). In the future, you will learn to immediately distinguish planets from stars.

Charioteer and Gemini, Hare and Canis Major, Unicorn and Dove, Giraffe and Painter - these constellations look especially attractive in February.

In the constellations of February, there are seven objects that are visually similar to comets, and therefore fell into the Messier list. Of the open star clusters listed in it, one (M79) is located in the constellation Hare and three in the Auriga. Gemini is also interesting, which got its name thanks to Castor and Pollux - space objects, outwardly like a friend to each other like brothers.

Historians believe that Charioteer was known to the inhabitants of Babylon. In our hemisphere, this constellation can be observed for a significant part of the year. It is easy to find it, since it includes Chapel - the sixth brightest luminary in the earth's sky and the third of our latitudes. In addition to the presence of star clusters, Auriga is also interesting for the exoplanet discovered in it in 2007, orbiting its star - a white dwarf, close in mass to our Sun (0.64 solar masses).

The camel that became the giraffe

Between the Charioteer, Perseus, and the Lynx is the Giraffe. After the discovery, confusion arose with the name of the constellation, apparently due to the fact that the long-necked African animal at that time was familiar to Europeans only from the stories of navigators. Therefore, the celestial cartographers were confused in the descriptions, talking either about a giraffe or a camel. But in the end, the more exotic name won out. Although there are no bright stars in it, it is quite easy to detect it in the unlit sky, since the constellation is very similar to a giraffe in its outline. In winter, the image is upside down, but in summer it returns to the correct position.

Eternal satellites of Orion

The constellations Canis Minor and Major are located near Orion and, according to legend, accompany him on an endless journey. Sirius is located in the second, which means “scorching” in translation. It is the brightest star ever observed from Earth. Procyon, which is part of Canis Minor, is less bright, but also one of the most visible celestial bodies, being one of the peaks of the Winter Triangle.

star twins

Legend has given the stars that form this celestial group the names of the twins Castor and Pollux, members of the team of Jason the Argonaut. Pollux is brighter than Castor and has a magnitude of 1.15. Castor has a similar characteristic equal to 1.96. It is a double star, like many other objects in the sky. Gemini has one object on Messier's impressive list, the M35 star cluster, which can be seen with binoculars.

sky zoo

In February, it is convenient to observe the constellations of the Dove, the Hare and the Unicorn. The first consists of unremarkable stars and is associated with the legend of the campaign of the Argonauts, who sent their birds ahead of the ship for orientation in a narrow sea passage. The hare is at the feet of Orion, to the right of the Lesser Dog and, according to legend, runs away from him. In this constellation there is one object from the Messier catalog - the globular cluster M79.

Unicorn

The unicorn is surrounded by brighter constellations, such as Orion, Gemini, Canis Major and Minor, and therefore is hardly noticeable and inexpressive against their background. However, it's worth trying to find it. It is interesting for the presence of a star cluster (M50), also included in the Messier catalog.

An artist who paints stars

The Frenchman Lacaille, during his trip to the Cape of Good Hope, saw an artist's easel in the cluster of stars of the Southern Hemisphere, and therefore called him the Painter. This small celestial formation is attractive as Kapteyn's star, which can be seen using a small telescope. It has a retrograde motion with respect to other stars, which is characterized by an anomalously high speed. You can observe the Pictor only south of the 26th parallel of the Northern Hemisphere.

PLANETS IN AUGUST

Two planets are visible to the naked eye in the evening sky: SATURN(m=+0.2) * and JUPITER(m=-2.3).

JUPITER(m = -2.3) as the brightest star is visible in the evening low above the southern horizon in the constellation Ophiuchus: at the beginning of the month within four hours after sunset, at the end of the month - within three hours. It comes at one in the morning at the beginning of the month and around midnight at the end of the month. On August 9, the Moon will pass near Jupiter.

SATURN(m= +0.2) is visible in the evening, just like Jupiter is not high above the southern horizon: to the left of Jupiter and at about the same height - in the constellation Sagittarius. Its brightness is less than that of Jupiter. It comes at half past three at the beginning of the month and at half past one at the end of the month. The moon will pass near Saturn on August 12.

MARS and VENUS the whole month is not visible.

* The magnitude (m) is indicated in parentheses, characterizing the brightness: the brighter the star or planet, the smaller the magnitude.

CONSTELLATIONS OF AUGUST

The constellations are visible in the south, low above the horizon. Sagittarius With Saturn and Ophiuchus With Jupiter. A yellowish star is visible near the horizon Antares from the constellation Scorpio. The brightest and most beautiful constellations are visible high in the sky. summer sky: Swan with Deneb, Lyra with Vega - one of the brightest stars in our sky, Eagle with Altair. And between them are the smallest constellations: Chanterelle, Arrow, Dolphin, Small Horse.

View of the starry sky above the southern horizon on August 15 at 22:00

In the west, constellations go beyond the horizon Virgin and lion. Constellations are visible above Bootes with the brightest star in the northern hemisphere - Arcturus and North Crown. Seen in the northwest Big Bucket constellations Ursa Major .

View of the starry sky above the western horizon on August 15 at 22:00

Above the northern horizon, a bright star attracts attention - it is visible low above the horizon - this Chapel a - the main star in the constellation Charioteer. And above the horizon are the constellations Perseus, Giraffe, Cassiopeia, Cepheus and Ursa Minor with the North Star. The Big Dipper constellation is visible in the northwest Ursa Major .

View of the starry sky above the northern horizon on August 15 at 22:00

Constellations rise in the east Pisces, Aquarius, and constellations are visible above Andromedae and Pegasus.