Northern Hemisphere Constellation Wheel
A two-page printable, front and back. Four seasonal sky maps. Polaris in the center of every view, with the major constellations placed where you’ll actually see them.
Single-sheet printable · front & back · Letter / A4 · Free with email signup
Big Dipper overhead. Leo riding the meridian. Cassiopeia low north.
Summer Triangle overhead. Big Dipper sliding west. Scorpius low south.
The Great Square overhead. Cassiopeia high. Big Dipper low north.
Orion in the south. Taurus and the Pleiades west. Sirius blazing low.
How to use this
Stand outside after full dark, facing north. Hold the page up overhead with the “N” edge of each disc pointing toward Polaris. Use the disc that matches the current season - the constellations roughly match what's overhead at 9pm. The sky rotates ~15° per hour, so reorient as the night goes.
Reading the dots
Brighter stars are bigger dots. Lines connect the most-recognizable shape of each constellation - they aren't in the actual sky. Polaris is the same point in every disc: the sky pivots around it through the night and across the seasons.
What you get
- Four quadrant sky maps - spring, summer, fall, winter - sized to fold flat in a pack
- The Big Dipper, Cassiopeia, Orion, the Summer Triangle, and 8+ more major constellations
- A short "how to read this" sidebar so it works the first time out
- Letter / A4 sized, front & back, printed in a single ink-friendly color pass
Use it for
- A camp activity for kids that doesn’t need a phone
- Something to clip to the fridge so you actually go outside on the next clear night
- A reference card for a first stargazing trip
Skills that use this printable
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