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Hemispherical Sky Maps

The celestial sphere may usefully be represented under the form of two celestial hemispheres, which is a classical way of providing the amateur astronomers with general sky maps. With such maps you will be able to easily check a location, a relative position, or a constellation overall shape. Limiting magnitude: 6. both maps © site 'Amateur Astronomy', rework of maps Cartes du Ciel, Patrick Chevalley

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Northern Celestial Hemisphere Map Southern Celestial Hemisphere Map

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thumbnail to a northern celestial hemisphere map
click on the map to a northern celestial hemisphere map (972 ko)
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thumbnail to a southern celestial hemisphere map
click on the map to a southern celestial hemisphere map (984 ko)