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2 +1 | Cygnus (maybe, take with many grains of salt) |
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gienah Cygnus (maybe, take with many grains of salt) Explanation: Both Cygnus and Corvus should be visible from the latitude of Hawaii - so that doesn't decide ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declination#Stars ) But I read the text as saying the declination of Gienah and Canis Major are separated by about 90 deg ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_(astronomy) ). That can't be true for Corvus which is only about 13 deg away, whereas Cygnus is about 75 deg = (42 - (-33)) away. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2015-09-23 01:47:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- You might also look at "Galactic Coordinates & Reference Frames" on http://www.handprint.com/ASTRO/galaxy.html |
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