Southern Sky: Charting the Heavens
A southern sky star chart answers a question most Northern Hemisphere observers never get to ask: what does the other half of the celestial sphere actually look like? National Geographic’s Southern Sky: Charting the Heavens plots the view from below the equator, treating constellations the way astronomers do — not just as pictures but as defined divisions that partition the whole sky.
- All 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union are included
- Principal stars carry Greek letter designations — alpha for the brightest in a constellation, beta for the second, on down the alphabet
- Galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae are labeled by Messier Catalogue number or New General Catalogue number
Sourced from National Geographic’s Atlas of the World, 11th Edition, Map Shop offers this as a standalone print. It reads as a companion piece to Northern Sky: Charting the Heavens, and the pair displays well together on a gallery wall, in a home office, or above a backyard telescope setup.
Finishing options include plain paper, lamination, foam core mounting, rails, and framing in black or walnut molding.

