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单词 celestial latitude
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Definition of celestial latitude in English:

celestial latitude

noun
Astronomy
  • The angular distance of a point north or south of the ecliptic.

    Compare with declination (sense 1)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Astronomers likewise use celestial latitudes for the angle north or south of the ecliptic plane.
    • At latitude twenty-three degrees north, the celestial latitude of Cancer, it is overhead on June 21st.
    • During a solar eclipse the Sun, Moon and Earth are more or less in line on the same celestial latitude.
    • The instrument can be easily reversed to remove systematic errors in observations for determining the celestial latitudes of stars.
    • It deviates by about 5 degrees of celestial latitude north and south each month.
 
 

Definition of celestial latitude in US English:

celestial latitude

noun
Astronomy
  • The angular distance of a point north or south of the ecliptic.

    Compare with declination (sense 1)
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Astronomers likewise use celestial latitudes for the angle north or south of the ecliptic plane.
    • The instrument can be easily reversed to remove systematic errors in observations for determining the celestial latitudes of stars.
    • It deviates by about 5 degrees of celestial latitude north and south each month.
    • During a solar eclipse the Sun, Moon and Earth are more or less in line on the same celestial latitude.
    • At latitude twenty-three degrees north, the celestial latitude of Cancer, it is overhead on June 21st.
 
 
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