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Astronomy help, please.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:47 pm

In the image here, is the view directly "up" from my location?
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:52 pm

Still on my first pot of coffee. :snooze:
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Post by pErvinalia » Thu Aug 09, 2012 12:57 pm

It says the declination is around 26 degrees. That means it is not straight up from whatever location it is based on.
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Post by Mysturji » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:03 pm

The moon should be a bit of a giveaway.
Look straight up.
Can you see the moon?
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Re: Astronomy help, please.

Post by pErvinalia » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:05 pm

You must be looking for the meteor shower? If so, then don't worry about the exact declination. Just look towards the correct compass bearing and you will see them. This one is predicted to be huge. I think I've seen figures of up to 1000 meteors per hour.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Thu Aug 09, 2012 1:05 pm

rEvolutionist wrote:It says the declination is around 26 degrees. That means it is not straight up from whatever location it is based on.
I chose Chicago as the closest city to my actual location. I guess I should learn the lat/long here. :sigh:

Anyway, I'm planning on using the long gun on the Moon in daytime to see how much I can get out of it. Ideal would be about 45 degrees above the horizon.
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Mysturji wrote:The moon should be a bit of a giveaway.
Look straight up.
Can you see the moon?
Hmph. Get up, go outside? right.
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Re: Astronomy help, please.

Post by Calilasseia » Sat Aug 11, 2012 4:45 am

Declination is measured from the celestial equator, which is the projection of the Earth's equator onto the hypothetical celestial sphere. So, if an object has a declination of +26°, that means it's 26° from the vertical when viewed from the equator. As your latitude changes, the relative inclination to your local vertical axis changes, so that if you're at latitude 26°N, the object is directly overhead.

St Louis is at latitude 38° 37' 38" N. So your target, as shown on the map you linked, should be approximately 12° from the vertical where you are, and you should look southwards from the vertical to see it.
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Re: Astronomy help, please.

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat Aug 11, 2012 4:47 am

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Post by Bella Fortuna » Sat Aug 11, 2012 4:57 am

I'm gonna go out and look at the sky.
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Post by FBM » Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:10 am

Percy'd do the same...
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:16 am

I saw nothing. :sadcheer:
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Re: Astronomy help, please.

Post by Robert_S » Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:24 am

Bella Fortuna wrote:I saw nothing. :sadcheer:
I can't see the stars either. Too many flying saucers. :sigh:
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Post by Bella Fortuna » Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:35 am

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Bella Fortuna wrote:I saw nothing. :sadcheer:
I can't see the stars either. Too many flying saucers. :sigh:
I'm going out for one more look before a fall asleep. :yawn: I'll try not to get abducted.
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