Oblique sphere

(Astron. & Geog.)

the celestial or terrestrial sphere when its axis is oblique to the horizon of the place; or as it appears to an observer at any point on the earth except the poles and the equator.

oblique sphere

[ə′blēk ′sfir] (astronomy) The celestial sphere as it appears to an observer between the equator and the pole, where celestial bodies appear to rise obliquely to the horizon.

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