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Distance Help
Hi everyone,
I am pretty new to astronomy and having some real problems working out distances and where to find things. I have many maps and books (the links from this site are great) but still find it rather hard.
I can find the planets easy enough and have explored Orion but other than that I'm at a loss. The major constellations are not too much of a bother for me either, Crux, Leo etc.
To try and quantify what I mean a little better, on the free skymap it has Eta Carinae aprox 2cm above the Crux. Ok I can find the crux but whenever I travel in the rough direction towards the nebula I get lost :-(
Simply put, I don't know how to move what’s on the page in front of me to the sky above me.
Any and all help would be appreciated
Cheers
Nick
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