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Page 21
... right ascension is 15 ° , and its declination 25 ° N. Consequently , it is on the meridian the 24th of November ; and from its breadth , is more than a week in passing over it . 38. The Northern Fish and its ribbon , beginning at Merach ...
... right ascension is 15 ° , and its declination 25 ° N. Consequently , it is on the meridian the 24th of November ; and from its breadth , is more than a week in passing over it . 38. The Northern Fish and its ribbon , beginning at Merach ...
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... right hand - Perseus , her son - in - law , on her left - and Andromeda ... ascension 12 ° . It is on our meridian the 22d of November , but does not ... R. A. and Dec. ? When on meridian ? stars ? Magnitudes ? Figure ? Character of this ...
... right hand - Perseus , her son - in - law , on her left - and Andromeda ... ascension 12 ° . It is on our meridian the 22d of November , but does not ... R. A. and Dec. ? When on meridian ? stars ? Magnitudes ? Figure ? Character of this ...
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... right of Alderamin . The mean polar distance of the constellation is 25 ° , while that of Alderamin is 28 ° 10 ' . The right ascension of the former is 338 ° ; consequently , it is 22 ° E. of the equinoctial colure . The student will ...
... right of Alderamin . The mean polar distance of the constellation is 25 ° , while that of Alderamin is 28 ° 10 ' . The right ascension of the former is 338 ° ; consequently , it is 22 ° E. of the equinoctial colure . The student will ...
Page 66
... right ascension of this extensive group is 150 ° , or 10 hours . Its center is therefore on the meridian the sixth of April . Its western outline , however , comes to the meridian on the 18th of March , while its eastern limit does not ...
... right ascension of this extensive group is 150 ° , or 10 hours . Its center is therefore on the meridian the sixth of April . Its western outline , however , comes to the meridian on the 18th of March , while its eastern limit does not ...
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... right ascension is very nearly 150 ° . It therefore culminates about 9 o'clock on the 6th of April . When Regulus is on the meridian , Castor and Pollux are seen about 40 ° N. W. of it , and the two stars in the Little Dog are about the ...
... right ascension is very nearly 150 ° . It therefore culminates about 9 o'clock on the 6th of April . When Regulus is on the meridian , Castor and Pollux are seen about 40 ° N. W. of it , and the two stars in the Little Dog are about the ...
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3d magnitude 4th magnitude angle aphelion appear Arcturus Aries astronomers Auriga axis Beta blue bright star called Cassiopeia celestial Cepheus circle cluster comet constellation Cor Caroli declination degree Delta Denebola diameter distant companion DOUBLE STAR Earth Earth's orbit east ecliptic equator equinoctial figure fixed stars Gamma head heavens hemisphere Herschel horizon Jupiter latitude light longitude luminous Map VIII mean distance Mercury meridian miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly NEBULA node north pole northern Number of stars o'clock observed Orion pale yellow parallax pass perihelion period planet Pleiades polar position principal star Refracting telescopes refraction remarkable represented revolution revolve right ascension rising satellites Saturn seen shadow sidereal Sirius situated small stars solstice southern Sun's supposed surface Taurus TELESCOPIC OBJECTS TELESCOPIC OBJECTS.-Alpha tides tion triangle TRIPLE STAR Ursa Ursa Major Venus vernal equinox visible Zeta Zodiac