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.
universal horizon 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.