Re: Newbie: trying to find 'Hope'
- From: "Andrew Kidd" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 09:55:37 +0100
Thanks everyone for the replies. I live near Portsmouth & we have an
observatory nearby at Clanfield
(http://www.hantsastro.org.uk/observatory/5inch.shtml) which has a 5 inch
telescope, but which quotes a focal length of 88 inches. Would I be able to
see the star through this, or do I need to travel a bit further afield (and
if so, where)?
Many thanks,
Andy
"Andrew Kidd" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:433c01fa$0$142$7b0f0fd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi ... A friend has registered a star that she has named as "Hope", and
> the only details that she has are: RA12hrs 23mins 08sec Dec 4.74489 MAG
> 14.08
>
> I only have a 'Noddy' telescope but was trying to help her find it using
> some cunning software and pure, old fashioned, freezing-yer-buns-off luck.
>
> Could someone please advise if we have the correct information to find
> "Hope", and recommend a software package that we can punch the numbers
> into to show us roughly where to look?
>
> I use wwwstreetmap.co.uk to generate the Lat & Long for my home address,
> beyond that I'm a bit stumped.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andy
>
.
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