On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:37:04 GMT,
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wrote:

If you had mag 6.5+ skies tonight. How many stars could you name
without a chart, strictly from memory?
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Depending on the time of the year.

if i see a lot of constellations that i am familiar with 30 or so.
otherwise i maight only get 20.

james