Possible good showing of Leonid meteor shower after 2 am on 18th. How to use the charts To use these charts, stand outside on a clear night near the dates and times shown. Hold the chart face down overhead, like an upside-down map that you look up at from beneath. Look straight up at the chart and orient the chart so that N, S, E and W line up with their true directions. The charts then show the approximate positions of the stars and planets.
Big dots represent bright stars and small dots faint ones.
Otherwise, download the charts individually and print them from your personal computer using a graphics program to get the best page layout. These charts are also available as a high resolution PDF file for viewing or printing with Adobe Acrobat. The charts are based on output from the program Voyager II by Carina Software, and were redrawn using Adobe Illustrator.