What are the exact angles of the triangular faces of each of the rhombic pyramids of the icosahedron stellation, the compound of five octahedra?

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I'm talking about this compound of five regular octahedra. Based on looking at the icosahedron stellation diagram and making an educated guess about where the golden ratio comes in, I calculated the angles as$ $ $\theta, \frac{\pi}{3}$, and $\frac{2\pi}{3}-\theta$ where$ $ $\theta = \frac{\pi}{3} + 2 \arctan( \frac{\sqrt{5} - 2}{\sqrt{3}})$$, $ but am not confident I am right — thought it was weird it didnt reduce to a closed form solution.