celestial meridian

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A great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the celestial poles and an observer's zenith. An observer's celestial meridian is not a fixed reference on the celestial sphere but rather changes with the observer's location on Earth. Stars transit an observer's celestial meridian (that is, cross directly overhead in the sky at that location) once every 24 hours. Also called local meridian meridian

In the equatorial coordinate system, a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the celestial poles and the vernal equinox. It represents the zero point for the horizontal coordinate in this system, having a right ascension of 0 hours.

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One has to believe that Brazil was at the receiving end of some great celestial wrath.
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As a music fan, it was very exciting to finally have access to something close to a celestial jukebox—all music, instantly.
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To its proponents Andhra was the meridian, after 600 years of division and dispersal, of Telugu civilization.
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We can only thank some celestial power that he did not seek refuge in the United States.
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Just corporeal enough to attest humanity, yet sufficiently transparent to let the celestial origin shine through.
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But from south-westerly winds, were no further advanced by the 8th than the meridian of Cape Chatham.
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At this place he obtained an indifferent meridian altitude which placed it in 16 degrees 40 minutes 18 seconds South.
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At first men imagined the celestial bodies to be, as they seemed, small objects not very far away.
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Atmospheric envelopes appear to be common features about the celestial spheres.
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