Monday, August 19, 2013

Seasonal Doubles (Winter's Close Pairs)

Continuing with the seasonal close pairs...

The Winter season (January-April) in the Northern Hemisphere includes 12 constellations.  They are located from 6 hours RA to 12 hours RA.  The lists are here.

Cancer (Cnc) The Crab
Canis Major (CMA) The Large Dog
Canis Minor (CMi) The Small Dog
Crater (Crt) The Cup
Gemini (Gem) The Twins
Hydra (Hya) The Sea Serpent
Leo (Leo) The Lion
Leo Minor (LMi) The Small Lion
Lynx (Lyn) The Lynx
Monoceros (Mon) The Unicorn
Orion (Ori) The Hunter
Sextans (Sex) The Sextant

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