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Chasing Miaplacidus
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2022 Oct 20, 10:48 -0700
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2022 Oct 20, 10:48 -0700
A bit of astronomy trivia... Where did this star name come from? Miaplacidus has been a Nautical Almanac star name for decades, and it is now also officially sanctioned by the IAU. Apologies for being repetitive if you've already seen this.
https://www.reednavigation.com/Miaplacidus/
Frank Reed