2007-09-26 02:36:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
You need a star chart. The source is a nice online star charting program.
2007-09-26 02:45:09 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly. At least if you have the bucks. Here's part of a blurb
I copied from a website for the GPS aided device.
"The SkyScout is a revolutionary, one of a kind, patented handheld device that instantly identifies and/or locates any celestial object visible to the naked eye, providing educational and entertaining information, both in text and audio.
Point the Celestron SkyScout at any bright star and it will instantly identify the object or choose an object from the celestial database of over 6,000 objects and the SkyScout will guide you to it.
The SkyScout includes great information and stories about the most popular celestial objects in scrolling text and narrated audio"
The gizmo costs about $400.oo
2007-09-26 10:40:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a copy of Norton's Star Atlas.
Use a protractor with a plumbob to find the declination of the star and the time in Universal Time (Greenwich Mean time).
Then look it up in the Atlas.
2007-09-26 09:41:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Google Earth
2007-09-26 09:40:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋