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position angle

noun

  1. the direction in which one object lies relative to another on the celestial sphere, measured in degrees from north in an easterly direction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The magnitudes are both fourth, and the distance less than a quarter of a second; position angle changing.

This ring is necessary in order to allow the rods to follow the micrometer heads when the position angle is changed.

In observations of position angle one of the two tablets 81 can be used to record the readings.

The orbital swing is also very apparent in the change of the position angle.

The second rested upon measures of distance and position angle outward from Alcyone (η Tauri).

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