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Mar 16th: Northern Stars You Should Know with Guest Dave Chapman

Mar 16th: Northern Stars You Should Know with Guest Dave Chapman

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Focussing on classic Greek-Roman names with occasional indigenous references. The classic names are used in some GoTo telescope software for sky alignment. We discuss 12 Stars from Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Cassiopeia, Draco and Cephus. Learn about the dipper pointer stars, The Guardians of the Pole, a star named after an Apollo astronaut and about the original Cepheid Variable.

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