Mangareva-23° 10' S, 135° 00' W on August 30-31, 1999

Meridian Pairs: Southern Pointers and Latitude Stars

Sunset, August 30: 6:49 p.m. Sunrise, August 31: 7:12 a.m.

Transit Time (TT) refers to the time when the star crosses the meridian, above or below the celestial poles. For each day before August 30-31, add 4 minutes to the TT; for each day after subtract 4 minutes from the TT. As the stars circle the celestial pole, the star pairs cross the meridian at about the same time and the pairs appear perpendicular to the horizon.

The Altitude (Alt.) of a star at the meridian is the angular distance from the horizon to the star.

Magnitude (Mag.): The smaller the magnitude number, the brighter the star.

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Kappa 1 Volantis-Mag.: 5.37

TT: 10:46 p.m.; Alt.: 4° 41'

Alpha Chamaeleontis-Mag. 4.07

Transit: 10:44 p.m.; Alt.: 10° 05'

Theta Chamaeleontis-Mag.: 4.35

Transit: 10:47 p.m.; Alt.: 10° 39'

Miaplacidus-Mag.: 1.68

TT: 11:39 p.m.; Alt.: 02° 53'

Omega Carinae-Mag.: 3.32

Transit: 12:35 a.m.; Alt.: 03° 12'

(These to stars are parallel above the southern horizon at 12:21 a.m.; Alt.: 3° 14.5')

Alpha Muscae-Mag.: 2.69

TT: 2:58 a.m.; Alt.: 2° 18'

Gamma Muscae-Mag.: 3.87

TT: 2:54 a.m.; Alt.: 05° 18'