Help me to get the names of all stars with their declination?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers on identifying circumpolar stars for an observer located at a latitude of 26 degrees 28 minutes 12 seconds North. Participants are exploring the declination limits for visibility of stars in this region and seeking authentic star catalogs to obtain names and declinations of relevant stars.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant specifies that stars with a declination higher than +63 degrees 31 minutes 48 seconds are circumpolar for their latitude, while those with a declination less than -63 degrees 31 minutes 48 seconds cannot be observed.
  • Another participant suggests using search engines to find "astronomy star charts" as a potential resource.
  • Additional participants provide a link to a star catalog from the US Naval Observatory and mention the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) as another resource.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no explicit consensus on the best resource for star catalogs, as participants offer different suggestions without confirming the effectiveness of any single source.

Contextual Notes

The discussion does not resolve the issue of finding an authentic star catalog, and the effectiveness of the suggested resources remains unverified.

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I want to check circumpolar stars for the observer whose latitude is 26 degree 28 minute 12 second North (My office). From here, latitude = 26 degree 28 minute 12 second North, all stars with a declination higher than +63 degree 31 minute 48 second are such circumpolar stars. And stars with a declination less than −63 degree 31 minute 48 second can never be observed here.

So I want to study on those and I need the name of all stars with proper declination (very close to my region). I am not getting the proper (authentic) star catalogue. Can anyone please help me by providing any source for it?
 
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Try "astronomy star charts" with Bing or Google
 
Check out this
"asa.usno.navy.mil/SecH/2011/brightstar_2011.pdf"[/URL]
 
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Gannet said:
Check out this
"asa.usno.navy.mil/SecH/2011/brightstar_2011.pdf"[/URL][/QUOTE]


also AAVSO: [url]http://www.aavso.org/[/url]
 
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