Thanks Siguy
Shame on me, because I actually went to a class at the Hayden Planetarium here in NYC and they did teach us exactly what you just said and I got the 2 stars mixed up. So I have been tracking the wrong star all along. Time for me to get my books out of the attic
The skies here are terrible, there is so much light pollution coming from the city lights, when I look up with the naked eye, I can only see a handful of stars, lately for some reason, its been worse then ever. I have NYC on one side and Jersey City on the other, so I am surrounded by these blinding lights. The street light outside does not help, I feel like B B Gunning the bulb to oblivion
Thanks for the help