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Astronomers measure what kind of ascension eastward from the vernal equinox?
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∙ 13y ago
The question could have been written more clearly, I think.
Anyway, the answer is "right ascension".
That's one of the coordinatesused to define the positionof an object
in the sky on the "celestialsphere".
It is angular distance, measuredeastward from the Vernalequinox, along the "celestialequator".
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoScientific term: Right Ascension.
(The question could be worded a bit better, but I think that's the required answer.)
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∙ 10y agoYes. They measure it along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox.
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∙ 10y agoTrue.
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∙ 13y agolight
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