My 150cm LRO-H2 hydrogen line radio telescope is pointed azimuth 168 degrees, elevation 75 degrees, and collecting data by 24-hour transit scans. Which Milky Way parts does it pass through when trace shows one or two arms?
To solve this question, I think of my dish as fixed on the sky at az 168° / el 75°. Over 24 hours, the Earth’s rotation sweeps different parts of…