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The earth wobbles. The stars move.
Everything changes.  But these changes are somewhat predictable.
Thus, the almanac and the declination of polaris.

Renee Mattie

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Subject: [NAV-L] polaris dec

Question for the list:

  Please excuse the neophite question but; Why does the USNO on-line
almanac show the following?:

 declination of polaris:
 month        d   m
 may         89.17.5
june         89.17.4
july         89.17.3
 aug         89.17.3
sept         89.17.4
 oct         89.17.6
 nov         89.17.7
 dec         89.17.9
-------2007------
 jan         89.18.1
 feb         89.18.1
 mar         89.18.1
 apr         89.18.0
 may         89.17.8
june         89.17.7
july         89.17.6

    Thanks,
        Greg


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