Firmament Observer Series · Southern Plate

The Southern Sky

Observer's Atlas — field chart for the southern hemisphere

Location

Latitude (°)

Longitude (°E)

Default: Canberra

Date & time (local)

Date

Time

UTC offset (h)

View centre

Azimuth (°)

Altitude (°)

Compass azimuth: 180.0°

Centre on RA / Dec (°, J2000)

Field of view width: °

Drag to pan · scroll to zoom

Stars & style Magnitude limit: Star size: Halo / crosshair limit: mag ≤ Label size: Grid

Engraved stars (haloes & burrs)

Constellation lines & labels

Milky Way

Milky Way density:

Magellanic Clouds (LMC / SMC)

Cloud engraving:

Plate frame

Ground & horizon

Cardinal directions

Overlay objects

One per line: RA, Dec # Name (or RA, Dec, Name). RA/Dec in J2000 degrees.

…or upload a file

Show overlay & labels

Plate format Page / screen preset Orientation Bottom caption size:

The plate fills the selected canvas edge to edge. SVG uses the exact print-page size; the 3× PNG is sized for 300 ppi on inch-based presets.

Export

Black & white (print)

Tick Black & white for greyscale print pages; leave it off for the full-colour plates. SVG opens in Illustrator / Inkscape / Affinity for labelling.

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The Southern Sky Observer's Atlas · companion to The Southern Sky Observer's Guide
© 2026 Craig Anderson · Firmament Press · free for personal use
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