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As I said,
I use USNO almanac for those stars
which are not in the Nautical Almanac.
Alex
On Thu, 4 May 2006, Chuck Taylor wrote:
>
> -- Bill wrote:
>
> > Using the Hipparcos Catalogue the closet star I
> > could to delta Orion for
> > that SHA range and declination starting in Od was
> > Mintaka. I could not see
> > a delta Orion on Omars site.
> >
> > I don't see anything matching Mintak's name or
> > specifications in the
> > almanac.
>
> Bill,
>
> Mintaka and delta Orionus are one and the same. Look
> on pages 272 and 273 of the U.S. Nautical Almanac
> under SHA 276. It is the right-most of the 3 stars in
> Orion's belt.
>
> Mintaka is one of my favorite stars. Note that its
> declination is about 0 degrees 17 minutes South. That
> means that it rises almost exactly in the east (090)
> and sets almost exactly in the west (270) every day of
> the year.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Chuck Taylor
> 47d 56' N
> 122d 11' W
>
>
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