Hogben. — Night Marching by the Stars. 



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Table I. 



Showing the Approximate (local) Times at which certain Stars are on the Meridian 

 (due South) on the Dates named. 



Note. — Each star is on the meridian about four minutes earlier on any night than 

 it was the night before. 



Table II. 



Showing the Approximate Bearing of certain Stars in Degrees 



(East from South at Intervals named before k, m- , ., „ . ,. 



l w i c o i.i. *. t a i j fi. Fthe lime when on the Meridian 



I West from South at Intervals named after J 



(due South) ; also Meridian Altitudes of the same Stars. 



Star. 



Bearing in Degrees East or West of South at Times named 

 before or after Meridian Transit. 



30 m in. 



lhr. 



lhr. 30m. 



2hr. 



2hr. 30 m. 



3hr. 



Altitude of 



Star when on 



Meridian. 



Aldebaran 



Betelgeux 



Sirius 



Begulus 



Spica 



Arcturus 



Antares 



Altair 



Markab 



13 



11 

 8 



12 

 8 



14 

 7 



11 



12 



22 

 16 

 23 

 17 

 27 

 14 

 22 

 24 



63 

 57 

 45 

 60 

 47 

 66 

 39 

 58 

 62 



56° 

 47° 

 23° 

 52° 

 29° 

 60° 

 14° 

 49° 

 55° 



