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From: Antoine Couëtte
Date: 2019 May 19, 05:48 -0700
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Heavens !
I just stumbed over Cassopeia "W", and I also discovered also that this picture even looks like a full chart of the Observer's overhead sky.
And there is more ... Vega is close to the horizon, and
there is also a big and bright planet.
On an angular stand-point this non-zero diameter bright Planet seems rather far from the Sun, hence it should not be Venus.
Jupiter only left, although its diameter seems a bit big. (Just in case : if in error as it might later show up in the course of the process, then only Venus left this time but for the time being I keep thinking that it is Jupiter).
Hence disregard my previous "planet", and use "this" Jupiter instead.
From Cassopeia position, we can guess that Polaris lies more or less on the horizon. Hence we are probably close to the Equator, maybe a bit North (10° ?). At least we have a decent starting Latitude to use the previous method.
We still need to determine Sun's RA to check the time of the year and keep on going as per the previous list.
Interesting indeed !!!
Thanks again Frank
Antoine