> At 04:49 PM 9/16/2006, Jim Miller wrote:
>>According to "true north", is the North Star really at 0.00 degrees from
>>north? Is it our actual "true north"?
>>73, Jim
Yah, but right or left? I hate to align the 30 degree wide main lobe on my
antenna 3/4 of a degree in the wrong driection. That'd make it 1.5 degrees
off optimum<:-))
Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com
>
> No. The north star makes a little circle about 1.5 degrees in
> diameter around the true north point. (RA 02 31 49.08, Decl +89 15
> 50.8 in J2000 coordinates) so it's about 3/4 degree off celestial north
> pole.
>
> More detail than you really want: http://www.cadastral.com/2006ephs.htm
>
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