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1 CELESTIAL COORDINATES CELESTIAL COORDINATES ( grid #1) * Note the locations of stars & messier Objects on CELESTIAL COORDINATES grid #1 above.* Determine the RA and dec for each object and record these in Data Table # (degrees)Declination (degrees)908070605040302010 0 0102030405060708090 Right Ascension (hours) 21++++++++++ Markab Scheat Alderamin Vega Deneb Sadr M57 Albireo Altair M27 23 19 22 20 DATA TABLE #2 ( CELESTIAL COORDINATES of some stars and messier objects) Object Name Right Ascension (hrs & min)Declination (degrees) Hamal 2 hrs, 7 min 23 deg * Look at Data Table #2 (below). The RA and dec for ten objects are listed.* Use this information to mark the locations for these objects on the CELESTIAL COORDINATES ( grid #2) DATA TABLE #1 Object Name Right Ascension (hrs & min)Declination (degrees)SadrAltairM27 (Dumbel Nebula)DenebMarkabScheatAlderaminM57 (Ring Nebula)VegaAlbireo 20 hrs, 20 min 40 deg hrs, min deg hrs, min deg hrs, min deg hrs, min deg hrs, min deg hrs, min deg hrs, min deg hrs, min deg hrs, min deg * Look at CELESTIAL COORDINATES ( grid #1).

2 Determine the RA and dec of each object on the grid .* Write the RA and dec of each grid #1 object in Data Table #1 below: Algol 3 hrs, 8 min 41 deg Menkar 3 hrs, 2 min 4 deg M31 (Andromeda galaxy) 0 hrs, 42 min 41 deg M45 (Pleiades) 3 hrs, 47 min 24 deg Aldeberan 4 hrs, 36 min 16 deg Shedir 0 hrs, 41 min 57 deg Betelgeuse 5 hrs, 55 min 7 deg Capella 5 hrs, 17 min 46 deg Alpheratz 0 hrs, 8 min 29 deg CELESTIAL COORDINATES CELESTIAL COORDINATES ( grid #2) Declination (degrees)Declination (degrees)908070605040302010 0 0102030405060708090 Right Ascension (hours) 5 32 14* Note the RA and dec of stars & messier Objects shown in Data Table #2* Plot each object in the proper location on CELESTIAL COORDINATES grid #2.