Sky charts for the 1st qtr Moon January 23rd 2010

Sky chart for 23rd Jan 8.30 AEST from Brunswick Heads NSW Australia showing relative positions of the planets the moon and the constellations
looking north, south, east and west. click the link below to display sky map then click the box in the bottom right to enlarge.
Screen shots thanks to Stellarium software a fantastic open source programme.
If you want a copy of "Stellarium" and "Virtual Moon" please contact us. 0413 779 223
The red line is the ecliptic, the path of the moon, sun and planets across the sky

 

Ecliptic view

Looking North

Looking East

Looking West

Looking south

The Moon

 

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