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> Did you clear the distance for refraction?
Yes. In an elegant manner. Alex and I usually agree on the observed angular
distance unless one of us has made a blunder.
The "what have I missed" question is more directed to the two (?) stars in
the same general area. Near 0d S declination. Perhaps 2d SHA difference.
One (Mintaka) shows up in Omar's Hipparcos Catalogue but not in the almanac
(the best I can tell).
The other, delta Orion, shows up in the almanac but not in Omar's catalogue.
I dimly recall some posts on star lists and names a while back, but I'm
dealing in specifics here. Apparently two stars very close to each other,
but only one shows up at a time depending on whose radar scope you look at.
Hence my gut feeling it is a blunder on my part, but I cannot locate the
blunder.
Thanks
Bill
