(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
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celestial latitude::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dec, declination |
| Type of | angular distance |
Examples of celestial latitude
celestial latitude
The concentric circles the stars trace out are lines of celestial latitude, known as declination.
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The north-south component of the analemma shows the Sun's declination, its latitude on the celestial sphere, or the latitude on the Earth at which the Sun is directly overhead.
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The closest celestial counterpart to terrestrial latitude is declination, and the closest celestial counterpart to terrestrial longitude is right ascension.
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The plane of zero latitude for celestial objects is the plane of the ecliptic and is not parallel to the plane of the celestial and terrestrial equator.
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The horizontal and vertical axes represent right ascension and declination, the celestial equivalent of longitude and latitude.
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Stars on the celestial equator are not circumpolar when observed from any latitude in either hemisphere of the Earth.
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Latitude is fairly easy to determine through celestial navigation, but the measurement of longitude requires accurate measurement of time.
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Because Sirius is not on the ecliptic, the wobbling of the celestial equator and hence of the horizon at the latitude of Egypt causes the Sothic year to be slightly smaller.
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A second method of determining the latitude of the observer measures the angle of elevation of a celestial pole, north in the northern hemisphere.
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