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hour_angle
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[ noun ] the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body
Used in print (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)The measurements made with the NRL 50 - foot reflector , which is altitude azimuth mounted , would have shown a systematic change with local hour_angle in the measured intensities of Venus and Jupiter if a substantial part of the radiation had been linearly polarized . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (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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