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Currently at around 4 am, the sky displays the constellation Orion and these bright stars. The Great Orion Nebula is an ideal First Light target for a new working eVscope and the eight listed vicinity stars are perfect for focus and mirror calibration. All listed stars are brighter than second magnitude.
Betelgeuse - Orion (0 to 1.6 mag)
RA 05h 55m 10.3"
Dec +07° 24′ 25.4"
Rigel - Orion (.13 mag)
RA 05h 14m 32.3"
Dec −08° 12′ 05.8"
Sirius - Canis Major (-1.46 mag) Dog Star
RA 6h 45m 9s"
Dec -16° 42′ 58"
Aldebaran - Taurus (-.75 to -.95 mag)
RA 04h 35m 55.24"
Dec +16° 30′ 33.5"
Capella - Auriga (.08 mag)
RA 05h 16m 41.4"
Dec +45° 59′ 52.8"
Castor - Gemini (1.58 mag)
RA 07h 34m 35.9"
Dec +31° 53′ 17.8"
Pollux - Gemini (1.14 mag)
RA 07h 45m 18.9"
Dec +28° 01′ 34.3"
Procyon - Canis Minor (.34 mag)
RA 07h 39m 18.1"
Dec +05° 13′ 29.9"
RA 07h 45m 18.9"
Dec +28° 01′ 34.3"
Procyon - Canis Minor (.34 mag)
RA 07h 39m 18.1"
Dec +05° 13′ 29.9"
Based on the maps, the following vicinity objects are available
Map 1
NGC 2238
M78
M43
M42
Map 2
M35
M36
M37
M78
M1
Map 3
M35
M36
M37
NGC 2238
