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Re: Zenith stars
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2008 May 21, 01:35 -0400
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2008 May 21, 01:35 -0400
Doug writes: > Does anyone know the name of the zenith star for New York City? Thanks Well, it doesn't really work that way (there's no single zenith star), but your best bets are Algol, gamma Cygni, and, for something a little off-beat, the Amdromeda Galaxy (which was visible from NYC in the 1940s but street lights have since eaten it alive). These pass directly overhead once a day somewhere in NYC. The best bright star would be Vega. Vega is a zenith star for observers standing just a few miles south of Washington, DC, but in Manhattan it's only two degrees away from the zenith when it reaches its maximum daily altitude. -FER --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---