Thread: list of 173 'navigational' stars?
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Default list of 173 'navigational' stars?
On Apr 6, 11:26 am, (Eugene Griessel) wrote:
"John Nagelson" wrote:
Already downloaded this and printed it - very nice chart
but shows the 57 with names and numbers, not the 173.

I'm sure your life must be empty not knowing that the likes of Eta
Virginis, Delta Velorum and Beta Corvi and the like are also on rare
occasions used to navigate by. I could give the full list but really
think its pointless.

Eugene L Griessel

We do precision guesswork.

173 sounds like too much information - I mean how many are needed to
sucessfully navigae with? Do you really need the 173? Do you need the
57 in total to navigate?


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