THE 8 PLATE ASTROLABE
MADE BY NORMAN GREENE
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The following Stars are listed on the Rete (dial) of the 3 and 4 inch Astrolabes
STAR NAME	LISTED AS	LOCATION IF NOT IDENTIFIED
Aldebaran	Aldebora
Alioth	Alit
Aliphard	Alfard
Alpheca	Alpheca
Alpheratz	Alfer
Altair	Altair
Arcturua	Arcturua
Betelguese	Betelguese
Deneb	Deneb
Diphda	Diphda
Dubhe	D	Near Center Screw
Markab	Mark	Near Piscea
Procyon	Procyon
Rigel	Rigel
Rosalhague	Rosalhague
Sirius	Sirius
Spica		near Libra
Vega	Vega
The Plates for the 8 Plate Astrolabe
The Plates supplied with the 8 plate Astrolabe are for the following Latitudes. 31 deg. 34 deg. 37.5 deg. 40 deg. 42.5 deg. 45 deg. Also available are 20 deg., 25 deg., 50 deg., 55 deg., 60 deg. The seventh plate is a Universal Horizen plate. This plate has horizons every 5 degrees for everywhere from the Equator to the North Pole. With it you can calculate risings and settings for any latitude. The eighth plate is a Terresterial Plate. The land and sea masses on the Earth are shown. Above the Earth travel the Sun and the Stars.