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Re: Motions of the stars seen from the equator
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2025 Nov 12, 06:35 -0800
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2025 Nov 12, 06:35 -0800
Hello, Steve.
I'm surprised you haven't had an answer on this yet. The stars rise "vertically" --straight "up" from the horizon-- at the equator, at every azimuth (compass) direction. And about twelve hours later, they also set vertically. The challenge then is to figure out what they do in between rising and setting. I don't have time for more detail today, but I hope some other NavList members will have more to add. One question: have you installed "Stellarium" on your home computer? If not, get it: stellarium.org. Then visit the equator and watch.
Frank Reed
