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• File:Bowditch-equatorial-stars.svg licensed with PD-USGov
  • 2010-09-04T22:20:39Z Haus 1670x332 (227596 Bytes) text tweaks
  • 2010-09-04T21:57:47Z Haus 1670x332 (227596 Bytes) wiki-friendly fonts, tweak axes
  • 2010-09-04T21:37:46Z Haus 1670x332 (184747 Bytes) tweak ticks on vertical axes
  • 2010-09-04T16:19:51Z Haus 1670x332 (186522 Bytes) make Zubenelgenubi blue
  • 2010-09-04T16:10:27Z Haus 1670x332 (186228 Bytes) closer crop
  • 2008-05-14T18:01:44Z Haus 1800x400 (207401 Bytes) {{Information |Description=Equatorial stars diagram based on figs 1532a and 1532b of the [[w:American Practical Navigator]], a U.S. Gov't publication in the public domain. |Source=[[w:American Practical Navigator]], converted

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