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What does DECL=+50 and DECL=+60, RA=23h and RA=3h mean?

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It's all about astronomy. I on't really know wat that means.

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  1. Picture the sky laid out like a globe of the earth, with latitude and longitude lines.  The celestial latitudes are called declination (DECL), and the longitude is measured in right ascension, (RA).  You will find this coordinate system being used on all star charts.

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