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Re: Buying a sextant- a cautionary tale.
From: Chuck Taylor
Date: 2006 May 4, 19:46 -0700
From: Chuck Taylor
Date: 2006 May 4, 19:46 -0700
-- Bill wrote: > Using the Hipparcos Catalogue the closet star I > could to delta Orion for > that SHA range and declination starting in Od was > Mintaka. I could not see > a delta Orion on Omars site. > > I don't see anything matching Mintak's name or > specifications in the > almanac. Bill, Mintaka and delta Orionus are one and the same. Look on pages 272 and 273 of the U.S. Nautical Almanac under SHA 276. It is the right-most of the 3 stars in Orion's belt. Mintaka is one of my favorite stars. Note that its declination is about 0 degrees 17 minutes South. That means that it rises almost exactly in the east (090) and sets almost exactly in the west (270) every day of the year. Best regards, Chuck Taylor 47d 56' N 122d 11' W __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
