Wednesday, cloudy and warm, some rain. I wrote to Doug and Marilyn, did the ironing. LaVerne and Roberta up in the evening. Doug called and said he was on ship and would be home over the weekend then Tues 12 to the Mediterranean back on the 23 etc.
Comment: Doug getting ready to ship out...he was on the USS Denebola AF56, It was built in Portland, OR, and was a refrigerated provisions stores ship The ship is named for a star, as are other ships of this type. Denebola is a second magnitude star in the constellation of Leo the Lion. In fact, the name "Denebola" comes from the Arabic for "Tail of the Lion."
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From Barry Taylor: Dear Gerald , yes Denebola is a primary navigation star, I have used it many times for
star sights its azimuth and altitude are just right in the northern hemisphere.
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