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frank5817
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Re: Binocular Icon 19 : Taurus Poniatovii.
06/12/08 10:07 PM
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Rony,
This is a great sketch of this little old constellation which is now part of Ophiuchus. I remember that I was at a sky show presentation at the Adler Planetarium when I first learned about Taurus Poniatovii. That was 1959.
The bright star above the large bright triangle at the one o'clock position in your sketch is, as you probable know, the variable star 66 Ophiuchi. Using this star as the starting point and moving in the two o'clock direction you arrive at the location of the large proper motion star known as Barnard's star about half way to the edge of your sketch from 66 Oph.. Barnard's runaway star has the largest proper motion of any star in the sky and is a red dwarf at only 6 light years distance.
Your sketch is so good it makes a perfect finder chart for this famous star. Wonderful--Rony.   
Frank 
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