Thread: The core of M42
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Old 04-02-2021, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Startrek View Post
I don’t know that M42 was anywhere near the “Zenith” as it traversed across from east to north east to north passing the Meridian at its highest point of only 61 degrees and then descending towards the north west, which is a long way from the Zenith ( 90 degrees straight overhead )
Matter of perspective. After a couple of crownies I reckon anything above 60 degrees is close enough to the zenith.
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