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    Re: A practice round of stars
    From: Paul Fithian
    Date: 2013 Mar 7, 04:02 -0800

    I found the following.

    The first line for each is from Kolbe's LTA and the iPhone app Sight Calc.

    The second line is from the USNO web site https://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/celnavtable.php

    LHA / DEC / Hc / Zn

    Rigel
    198 10.5 / S 8 11.4 / 35 19.2 / 107
    198 10.5 / S 8 11.4 / 35 19.2 / 106.7

    Capella
    198 20 / N 46 00.7 / 32 12.5 / 40.3
    198 20.3 / N 46 00.6 / 32 12.7 / 40.3

    Fomalhaut
    296 36.6 / S 29 33.4 / 31 13.3 / 227
    296 36.5 / S 29 33.2 / 31 13.5 / 227.3

    I have also made a revision to my Sight Form for the Kolbe LTA, attached.
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