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Re: Star Sha & Dec changes.
From: Sean C
Date: 2013 Jan 31, 10:54 -0800
From: Sean C
Date: 2013 Jan 31, 10:54 -0800
Byron,
As an example: For Spica in the year 1500, the SHA was ca. 165°15.0' and the Dec. was ca. S8°31.0'. Today's values are SHA: 158°31.4' Dec.: S11°13.8'. I used Stellarium (the program Frank recommended) to find these values.
Regards,
Sean C
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