Night sky in October
These charts show the whole sky at about 10 pm in mid-October (9 pm at the end of the month, 11 pm at the start; add an hour for daylight saving time). From 40° N the constellations highest in the sky are Andromeda, Lacerta, Pegasus and Cassiopeia.
Hold the chart above your head with the bottom edge toward the direction you face: the center is the point straight overhead (zenith), the edge is the horizon. East is on the left because you look up at the sky, not down at a map.
50° N40° N30° N20° Nthe equator35° S
Sky chart for 50° N
Constellations high in the sky from 50° N: Lacerta, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Cygnus, Pegasus, Triangulum, Perseus, Pisces, Camelopardalis.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Vega, Capella, Altair, Aldebaran, Deneb.
Sky chart for 40° N
Constellations high in the sky from 40° N: Andromeda, Lacerta, Pegasus, Cassiopeia, Pisces, Triangulum, Cepheus, Cygnus, Perseus, Aries.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Vega, Capella, Altair, Aldebaran, Fomalhaut, Deneb.
Sky chart for 30° N
Constellations high in the sky from 30° N: Andromeda, Pegasus, Lacerta, Pisces, Triangulum, Cassiopeia, Cygnus, Equuleus, Aries, Cepheus.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Vega, Capella, Altair, Aldebaran, Fomalhaut, Deneb.
Sky chart for 20° N
Constellations high in the sky from 20° N: Pegasus, Pisces, Andromeda, Lacerta, Triangulum, Aquarius, Equuleus, Cetus, Aries, Delphinus.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Vega, Capella, Altair, Aldebaran, Fomalhaut, Deneb.
Sky chart for the equator
Constellations high in the sky from the equator: Pisces, Aquarius, Pegasus, Cetus, Sculptor, Piscis Austrinus, Equuleus, Capricornus, Andromeda, Delphinus.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Vega, Achernar, Altair, Aldebaran, Fomalhaut, Deneb.
Sky chart for 35° S
Constellations high in the sky from 35° S: Sculptor, Grus, Piscis Austrinus, Phoenix, Tucana, Aquarius, Indus, Microscopium, Capricornus, Fornax.
Brightest stars above the horizon: Canopus, Rigil Kentaurus, Achernar, Altair, Fomalhaut, Toliman.
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