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Alpha Car (Canopus) (Star, in Carina)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in)
Instrument: 50-mm refractor Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: excellent
Time: Sat Apr 15 21:30:00 2000 UT Obs. no.: 1200
though i can identify any star in the sky now,till the previous years(2002-03),i had a wrong notion that any constellation in the southern hemisphere was completely invisible from any part in the northern hemisphere.though i used to see a bright star high above the southern horizon every winter night,i did not believe it to be canopus because of this false notion.our city lies only 13 degrees north of equator and almost all constellations are visible except a handful of constellations or not even that.but still i thought it might be canopus as it appeared brighter than any other star except sirius,the brightest star.moreover,canopus,the second brightest star, was my favourite star.i dont know why.after referring to many sites and guide books,i gradually came to know that the bright star high above southern horizon was my favourite star,canopus.this is the most wonderful experience i have ever had in my amateur astronomy career.realizing canopus launched my numerous observations of the southern constellations.if it is a poorly known star of the deep south,well,its really a very well known star for me.
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