JeffPo's Alignment Stars Page
Last update: 07/15/99
Below is a list of stars that I use to align my setting circles on my equatorial mounts. I tried to make sure that no matter what time of year it is, there should be a prominent star listed that is visible. NOTE: The text on this page is optimized for use with the laptop with a red filter.
Star RA (right ascension) DEC (declination) Constellation
Altair 19h 50m 46.369s +08° 52' 08.272" Aquila
Antares 16h 29m 23.066s -26° 25' 46.979" Scorpius
Arcturus 14h 15m 37.903s +19° 11' 21.286" Bootes
Betelgeuse 05h 55m 06.825s +07° 24' 20.496" Orion
Capella 05h 16m 36.765s +45° 59' 38.082" Auriga
Castor 07h 34m 31.537s +31° 53' 20.242" Gemini
Deneb 20h 41m 26.578s +45° 16' 42.993" Cygnus
Denebola 11h 49m 00.765s +14° 34' 40.531" Leo
Polaris 02h 30m 48.674s +89° 15' 24.396" Ursa Minor
Pollux 07h 45m 14.780s +28° 01' 37.977" Gemini
Procyon 07h 39m 14.569s +05° 13' 32.879" Canis Minor
Regulus 10h 08m 18.982s +11° 58' 16.775" Leo
Rigel 05h 14m 29.136s -08° 12' 10.631" Orion
Sirius 06h 45m 05.725s -16° 42' 57.945" Canis Major
Spica 13h 25m 09.471s -11° 09' 26.184" Virgo
Vega 18h 36m 56.667s +38° 47' 10.797" Lyra