What does "RA: 115.93" and "DEC:..." on the screendsaver mean?

alex
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I am having Einstein Project and my screensaver displays RA: 115.93 and DEC: -14.37. These change from time to time. Anyone knows what it means and does?

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What does "RA: 115.93" and "DEC:..." on the screendsaver mean?

> I am having Einstein Project and my screensaver displays RA: 115.93 and DEC:
> -14.37. These change from time to time. Anyone knows what it means and does?
>
this is the actual direction being searched in - Right Ascension and Declination.
The screensaver is described here:
http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/starsphere.php
You can find this link on the main page, last one on the left.

alex
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> > I am having Einstein

Message 9573 in response to message 9572

> > I am having Einstein Project and my screensaver displays RA: 115.93 and
> DEC:
> > -14.37. These change from time to time. Anyone knows what it means and
> does?
> >
> this is the actual direction being searched in - Right Ascension and
> Declination.
> The screensaver is described here:
>
>
http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/starsphere.php
> You can find this link on the main page, last one on the left.
>

THANKS! I THOUGHT MAYBE IT'S FINDING AND COUNTING NEW STARS OR SOMETHING :):)

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