2. The Tahitan list has 10 stars, two of which are also in the astrolabe list of Chaucer:
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1 |
Ana-mua, entrance pillar |
Antares, α Scorpii |
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2 |
Ana-muri, rear pillar (at the foot of which was the place for tattooing) |
Aldebaran, α Tauri |
|
3 |
Ana-roto, middle pillar |
Spica, α Virginis |
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4 |
Ana-tipu, upper-side-pillar (where the guards stood) |
Dubhe, α Ursae Majoris |
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5 |
Ana-heu-heu-po, the pillar where debates were held |
Alphard, α Hydrae |
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6 |
Ana-tahua-taata-metua-te-tupu-mavae, a pillar to stand by |
Arcturus, α Bootis |
|
7 |
Ana-tahua-vahine-o-toa-te-manava, pillar for elocution |
Procyon, α Canis Minoris |
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8 |
Ana-varu, pillar to sit by |
Betelgeuse, α Orionis |
|
9 |
Ana-iva, pillar of exit |
Phakt, α Columbae |
|
10 |
Ana-nia, pillar-to-fish-by |
North Star, α Ursae Minoris |
| Antares |
α Scorpii |
1.06 |
26° 19′ S |
16h 26m |
250.1 |
|
Aldebaran |
α Tauri |
0.87 |
16° 25′ N |
04h 33m |
69.2 |
| Spica |
α Virginis |
0.98 |
10° 54′ S |
13h 23m |
203.7 |
|
Dubhe |
α Ursa Majoris |
1.81 |
62° 01′ N |
11h 01m |
167.7 |
|
Alphard |
α Hydrae |
1.99 |
08° 26′ S |
09h 25m |
143.3 |
| Arcturus |
α Bootis |
-0.05 |
19° 27′ N |
14h 13m |
216.4 |
|
Procyon |
α Canis Minoris |
0.34 |
05° 21′ N |
07h 37m |
115.9 |
|
Betelgeuze |
α Orionis |
0.58 |
07° 24′ N |
05h 52m |
89.3 |
|
Phakt |
α Columbae |
2.65 |
34º 06' S |
05h 38m |
85.7 |
| Polaris |
α Ursae Minoris |
1.97 |
89º 02' N |
01h 49m |
27.6 |
All are easily visible and 4 of them are located in the southern hemisphere. Excepting Antares and Polaris their right ascension days are such that they possibly can be found in the K text. For Procyon and Arcturus we have these places:
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| Ka3-6 |
Ka3-7 (*114) |
Ka3-8 |
| Castor (113.4) |
|
Markab (114.7), Procyon (114.9) |
| 'July 12 |
'13 |
'14 |
| Heka 4 |
5 |
6 |
 |
 |
94 |
| Ka3-9 (50) |
Ka3-10 |
| σ Gemini (115.7), Pollux (116.2) |
Azmidiske (117.4) |
|
| 'July 15 (196) |
'16 |
94 |
| Heka 7 (60) |
8 |
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| Kb4-1 (146) |
Kb4-2 |
Kb4-3 |
Kb4-4 |
Kb4-5 (*216) |
| υ² Centauri (211.8), τ Virginis (211.9), Agena (212.1) |
Thuban (212.8), χ Centauri (213.0), Menkent (213.1) |
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Asellus Tertius, κ Virginis (214.8), Arcturus (215.4) |
Asellus Secundus (215.5), Syrma, λ Bootis (215.6), ι Lupi (216.3), Khambalia (216.4) |
| 'October 19 |
'14h (213.1) |
'21 |
'22 (295) |
'23 |
| Assarfa 12 |
13 (157) |
Auva 1 |
2 |
3 |
From July 14 (Procyon) to October 22 (Arcturus) there are 100 days.
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