Measurement by hand

Hello!

I have not many experience of night sky observation.
I want to know that
HOW to estimate the inclination of the Milky Way to the ecliptic and
celestial equator by human hand?

Bzoodie

On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 00:30:00 +0800, Bzoodie Zolio wrote:

Hello!

I have not many experience of night sky observation.
I want to know that
HOW to estimate the inclination of the Milky Way to the ecliptic and
celestial equator by human hand?

Bzoodie

I recall reading somewhere that your spread out hand, at arm's length is
roughly twenty degrees. (maybe twenty-five It was a long time ago and I
had smaller hands then (boy scouts...)

O'

OhBrother wrote:

I recall reading somewhere that your spread out hand, at arm's
length is roughly twenty degrees. (maybe twenty-five It was
a long time ago and I had smaller hands then (boy scouts...)

But shorter arms, too...

On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 17:09:12 +0000, Icarus wrote:

OhBrother wrote:

I recall reading somewhere that your spread out hand, at arm's
length is roughly twenty degrees. (maybe twenty-five It was
a long time ago and I had smaller hands then (boy scouts...)

But shorter arms, too...

True... lower mileage as well :^)