03-17-2017, 02:24 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-18-2017, 12:05 AM by CarlosPindle.)
BigBill,
Stellarium is very helpful and once you learn the names and the positions of the stars then it's easy to find them again.
The Rude (stupid name) 2102D star finder is easy to use. Have you ever tried it?
The USNO's Navigational Star Chart- https://thenauticalalmanac.com/Navigatio...0Chart.pdf
........is very helpful too IF....you start from the right hand bottom edge of the chart and mark the LHA* ascending numerically from 0° to 360° which is just the reverse order of the SHA marked on the chart. Often I have to remind myself that the bright stars are the ones to use.
Stellarium helps in many ways- especially if you're in doubt about "which star did I really shoot?"
It's fun.
Are you running Linux or Windows?
* In Western Longitudes LHA= GHA ♈ (Aries) - (minus) your whole degree of Longitude.
Stellarium is very helpful and once you learn the names and the positions of the stars then it's easy to find them again.
The Rude (stupid name) 2102D star finder is easy to use. Have you ever tried it?
The USNO's Navigational Star Chart- https://thenauticalalmanac.com/Navigatio...0Chart.pdf
........is very helpful too IF....you start from the right hand bottom edge of the chart and mark the LHA* ascending numerically from 0° to 360° which is just the reverse order of the SHA marked on the chart. Often I have to remind myself that the bright stars are the ones to use.
Stellarium helps in many ways- especially if you're in doubt about "which star did I really shoot?"
It's fun.
Are you running Linux or Windows?
* In Western Longitudes LHA= GHA ♈ (Aries) - (minus) your whole degree of Longitude.