Sunday, August 14, 2011
What southern hemisphere constellations can be seen from Tampa, FL? What about Crux?
I live in Tampa, FL and I can see many constellations. Tampa lies in latitude 27. When I face north, it appears that there is only one cirpolar constellation, Ursa Minor, and that is good! I want to see many constellations! I feel sorry for the people north of 50 degrees where they can even see Capella, Vega, and Deneb yearly! Here those don't even reach the zenith! Of course Ciopeia and all those other northern cirpolar constellations are visible. Back to my question, here I can see ALL the zodiacal constellations. But because I live in the city, all these tall buildings, it is hard to see southern constellations which are extremely gorgeous! The most southern constellation visible would be Carina. It contains the second brightest star in the sky, Canopus. Centaurus is there too. But does its' brightest stars peak above Tampa's southern horizon? Alpha and Beta Centauri are fairly bright and close together. Just west of them is Crux, the cross. Are any of it's stars or Centaurus' southern stars visible? Will I have to go to a rural area or down to Miami to see them?
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