http://www.oneminuteastronomer.com/2009/04/19/measuring-sky/ Basic Astronomy For Busy People Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:12:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.oneminuteastronomer.com/2009/04/19/measuring-sky/comment-page-1/#comment-21 How To Read Sky Coordinates | One-Minute Astronomer Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:25:39 +0000 http://www.oneminuteastronomer.com/?p=860#comment-21 [...] • Each degree is split into 60 smaller units called “minutes of arc”, marked by a ‘, and each minute is split into 60 “seconds of arc”, marked by a “.  So the more precise declination of Achernar is -57° 14′ 12″.  And Vega is at +38° 47′ 01″.   (See Measuring the Sky) [...] [...] • Each degree is split into 60 smaller units called “minutes of arc”, marked by a ‘, and each minute is split into 60 “seconds of arc”, marked by a “.  So the more precise declination of Achernar is -57° 14′ 12″.  And Vega is at +38° 47′ 01″.   (See Measuring the Sky) [...]

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