(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
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hour angle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ha |
| Type of | angular distance |
hour angle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | distance |
Examples of hour angle
hour angle
With the sun at a low angle just before it disappeared, this was the magic hour.
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The hour angle of the vernal point is, by definition, the observer's sidereal time.
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Mean solar time conceptually is the hour angle of the fictitious mean Sun.
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Sidereal hour angle, used in celestial navigation, is similar to right ascension, but increases westward rather than eastward.
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The hour angle can be now computed.
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In former times, it was common to refer to azimuth from the south, as it was then zero at the same time that the hour angle of a star was zero.
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This correction is often made by rotating the hour-lines by an angle equal to the difference in longitudes.
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They rolled it into a state-of-the-art machine and spent an hour scanning it from every angle.
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It did so after half an hour but, from an angle, the forward's shot was too close to Tyler, and Andrew Surman's attempted follow-up was blocked.
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