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Parallactic angle

In spherical astronomy, the parallactic angle is the angle between the great circle through a celestial object and the zenith, and the hour circle of the object. It is usually denoted q. In the triangle zenith—object—celestial pole, the parallactic angle will be the position angle of the zenith at the celestial object. Despite its name, this angle is…

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Parallactic angle

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Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
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related to Uses · 10
Parallactic angle → Atmospheric Dispersion Correctors, Celestial, Depending, Earth, For, In, Knowledge, So, The, With
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Parallactic angle → angle between the great circle through a celestial object and the zenith

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angle celestial parallactic zenith star north pole object telescope mount limb direction coordinate spherical also meridian disk astronomy great circle

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Parallactic angleis aangle between the great circle through a celestial object and the zenith0.90text
Parallactic anglerelated to UsesFor0.60section
Parallactic anglerelated to UsesEarth0.60section
Parallactic anglerelated to UsesSo0.60section
Parallactic anglerelated to UsesCelestial0.60section
Parallactic anglerelated to UsesIn0.60section
Parallactic anglerelated to UsesKnowledge0.60section
Parallactic anglerelated to UsesAtmospheric Dispersion Correctors0.60section
Parallactic anglerelated to UsesDepending0.60section
Parallactic anglerelated to UsesWith0.60section
Parallactic anglerelated to UsesThe0.60section

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