The Head of Hydra is an asterism that marks the westernmost part of the sky’s largest constellation, Hydra the Water Snake. // Astronomy: Roen Kelly
Each week, Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Michael E. Bakich, a
master at explaining how to observe, posts a podcast about three or more
objects or events you can see in the sky.
Targets for March 7–14, 2013
Naked eye: The Head of Hydra
Small telescope: Open cluster NGC 1981
Large telescope: Reflection nebula NGC 1999
