A FIELD GUIDE TO THE COSMOS
The celestial atlas
Meet remarkable worlds, familiar stars, and the deep-sky wonders that reward a closer look.
49 objects · visibility calculated for Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
Achernar
A catalogued star in Eri, with V magnitude 0.45.
Acrux
A catalogued star in Cru, with V magnitude 0.77.
Adhara
A catalogued star in CMa, with V magnitude 1.5.
Aldebaran
A catalogued star in Tau, with V magnitude 0.87.
Alioth
A catalogued star in UMa, with V magnitude 1.76.
Alnair
A catalogued star in Gru, with V magnitude 1.73.
Alnilam
A catalogued star in Ori, with V magnitude 1.69.
Alnitak
A catalogued star in Ori, with V magnitude 1.74.
Altair
A catalogued star in Aql, with V magnitude 0.76.
Andromeda Galaxy
A large spiral galaxy beyond our Milky Way, often catalogued as M31.
Antares
A catalogued star in Sco, with V magnitude 1.06.
Arcturus
A catalogued star in Boo, with V magnitude -0.05.
Bellatrix
A catalogued star in Ori, with V magnitude 1.64.
Betelgeuse
A catalogued star in Ori, with V magnitude 0.45.
Canopus
A catalogued star in Car, with V magnitude -0.62.
Capella
A catalogued star in Aur, with V magnitude 0.08.
Castor
A catalogued star in Gem, with V magnitude 1.58.
Deneb
A catalogued star in Cyg, with V magnitude 1.25.
Elnath
A catalogued star in Tau, with V magnitude 1.65.
Fomalhaut
A catalogued star in PsA, with V magnitude 1.17.
Gacrux
A catalogued star in Cru, with V magnitude 1.59.
Gam2Vel
A catalogued star in Vel, with V magnitude 1.75.
Hadar
A catalogued star in Cen, with V magnitude 0.61.
Hercules Globular Cluster
An ancient, densely populated star cluster, catalogued as M13.
Jupiter
A giant planet with bands, storms and a family of moons.
Mars
A rocky world with a long history of water and change.
Mercury
A small rocky world close to the Sun.
Miaplacidus
A catalogued star in Car, with V magnitude 1.67.
Mimosa
A catalogued star in Cru, with V magnitude 1.25.
Mirfak
A catalogued star in Per, with V magnitude 1.79.
Moon
Earth’s natural satellite and an ever-changing observing target.
Neptune
A distant ice giant beyond unaided-eye visibility.
Orion Nebula
A nearby stellar nursery, catalogued as M42.
Pleiades
A bright open star cluster, catalogued as M45.
Pollux
A catalogued star in Gem, with V magnitude 1.16.
Procyon
A catalogued star in CMi, with V magnitude 0.4.
Regulus
A catalogued star in Leo, with V magnitude 1.36.
Rigel
A catalogued star in Ori, with V magnitude 0.18.
Rigil Kentaurus
A catalogued star in Cen, with V magnitude -0.01.
Ring Nebula
A planetary nebula formed from material expelled by a dying star, catalogued as M57.
Saturn
A ringed giant and an unforgettable telescope target.
Shaula
A catalogued star in Sco, with V magnitude 1.62.
Sirius
A catalogued star in CMa, with V magnitude -1.44.
Spica
A catalogued star in Vir, with V magnitude 0.98.
Toliman
A catalogued star in Cen, with V magnitude 1.35.
Uranus
An ice giant with a strongly tilted rotation axis.
Vega
A catalogued star in Lyr, with V magnitude 0.03.
Venus
Our bright neighbor, wrapped in a thick atmosphere.
Whirlpool Galaxy
An interacting spiral galaxy, catalogued as M51.