This was interesting. I got this from one of the local Von Braun Astronomical Society mailing lists. Great information for any stories set on a far future Earth.
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Southern pole star Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:44:41 +0200 From: Gent van R.H. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: History of Astronomy Discussion Group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wolfgang Steinicke wrote: > Does anyone know, if there was (or will be) a bright southern > pole star due to precession? As the following diagram http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/images/polepaths.gif , which I prepared some years ago, indicates there will be plenty of candidates in the future when the celestial south pole passes through the Carina area. In the past both alpha as beta Hydri were located near to the celestial south pole. Not shown in this diagram is the Small Magellanic Cloud which around -1000 was almost exactly on the celestial south pole. ========================================================= * * * Robert H. van Gent * * E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Homepage: http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/homepage.htm * * * ========================================================= ______________________________________________________________________ Steve Sloan ......... Huntsville, Alabama =========> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brin-L list pages .............................. http://www.brin-l.org Science Fiction-themed online store ..... http://www.sloan3d.com/store Chmeee's 3D Objects .................... http://www.sloan3d.com/chmeee 3D and Drawing Galleries .................. http://www.sloansteady.com Software ................ Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links Science fiction scans ......................... http://www.sloan3d.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
