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Re: No sextant, no watch, no almanach, nothing
From: Chuck Taylor
Date: 2004 Nov 8, 08:52 -0800

--- Frank Reed  wrote:

> ... For example, let's suppose
> I'm using delta Orionis (the
> "upper right" star in Orion's belt) to find zero
> degrees latitude. ... If upper right
> corner of the belt of Orion
> passes straight overhead, I must be on the equator.

Ah, yes, Mintaka, whose declination is essentially
zero. Another use for Mintaka is as a compass:  it
rises almost exactly in the east (090) and sets almost
exactly in the west (270), no matter what your
position may be (so long as you can see it, of
course).

Chuck Taylor
 47d 55' N
121d 11' W

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