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Re: No sextant, no watch, no almanach, nothing
From: Chuck Taylor
Date: 2004 Nov 8, 08:52 -0800
From: Chuck Taylor
Date: 2004 Nov 8, 08:52 -0800
--- Frank Reedwrote: > ... For example, let's suppose > I'm using delta Orionis (the > "upper right" star in Orion's belt) to find zero > degrees latitude. ... If upper right > corner of the belt of Orion > passes straight overhead, I must be on the equator. Ah, yes, Mintaka, whose declination is essentially zero. Another use for Mintaka is as a compass: it rises almost exactly in the east (090) and sets almost exactly in the west (270), no matter what your position may be (so long as you can see it, of course). Chuck Taylor 47d 55' N 121d 11' W __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com