Apologies for being slightly off topic, but here is an alternative to keep you occupied over the festive period. Most satellite-trackers use the stars as reference points, but you would need to be able to recognise the constellations. Have a go at identifying some of the constellations hidden in the word square below. The names are in straight lines, up or down, left to right, or right to left, or even diagonally. See how many you can find! A C R U X L U P U S E C S R E T A R C O R O N A C E N T A U R U S N L S G R U S U P E L A O Y S O C T A N S G E M I N I V A E V I R G O A R X O A C A N I S M A J O R P P L I R D R A C O A M E U Z E K Y S E I R A R I S U N V U L P E C U L A If you want to use this word-square for your local astronomy club magazine, you are welcome to do so but please include credit for authorship. Now, did I see the S U N above the south-west horizon? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Best wishes, Russell Eberst Station 2420: Latitude 55.9486N, Longitude 3.1383W, height 150ft = 46m. 181390 Observations ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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