DMI image reference Hya_1. All constellations Back to main Hydra page
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Image and text ©2008 Akira Fujii/David Malin Images.
In the picture above north is at the top and the image covers 56.7 x 70.9 degrees.
Image centre is located at 10:45:26.9, -20:08:15 (H:M:S, D:M:S, J2000) Astrometric data from Astrometry.net.
Best seen in the early evening during March to May
The main Hydra page with commentary is here
The eastern end of Hydra is here.
The stars in the head of Hydra are best seen on the Sextans page.