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What is the celestial equivalent of latitude?
The declination of a celestial object is the exact equivalent of latitude.
What type of celestial object does your planet orbit?
A star.
What celestial object come from a Oort cloud?
comets
What indicate redshifting to astronomers?
The object is moving away from the observer.
What imaginary line can be used to measure the motion of celestial object?
The meridian :)
How did the ancient Greeks study stars?
The ancient Greeks developed instruments such as the armillary sphere to track the movement of objects in the plane of the celestial equator against the annual motion of the Sun. This basic device consisted of a set of graduated rings that represented important circles on the celestial sphere, such as the horizon, the celestial equator, the ecliptic, and the meridian. These rings formed a skeletal celestial sphere. A movable sighting arrangement allowed early astronomers to observe a celestial object and then read off its position using the markings on the relevant circles.Ptolemy and other Greek astronomers used the quadrant, a graduated quarter of a circle constructed to allow an observer to measure the altitude of celestial objects above the horizon. An astronomer would sight a target celestial object along one arm of the quadrant and then read off its elevation from a scale (from 0 to 90 degrees) with the help of a plumb line suspended from the center of the quarter circle. With this arrangement a celestial object just on the horizon would have an elevation of 0 degrees, while an object at zenith would have an elevation of 90 degrees.(will add more if i find out more)
How did the Greeks study the stars?
The ancient Greeks developed instruments such as the armillary sphere to track the movement of objects in the plane of the celestial equator against the annual motion of the Sun. This basic device consisted of a set of graduated rings that represented important circles on the celestial sphere, such as the horizon, the celestial equator, the ecliptic, and the meridian. These rings formed a skeletal celestial sphere. A movable sighting arrangement allowed early astronomers to observe a celestial object and then read off its position using the markings on the relevant circles.Ptolemy and other Greek astronomers used the quadrant, a graduated quarter of a circle constructed to allow an observer to measure the altitude of celestial objects above the horizon. An astronomer would sight a target celestial object along one arm of the quadrant and then read off its elevation from a scale (from 0 to 90 degrees) with the help of a plumb line suspended from the center of the quarter circle. With this arrangement a celestial object just on the horizon would have an elevation of 0 degrees, while an object at zenith would have an elevation of 90 degrees.(will add more if i find out more)
What celestial object is about 24000 miles from the earth?
There is no celestial object at that distance.
Is cloud a celestial object?
No. A celestial object is an object in outer space, such as a planet, star, meteor or comet. Clouds are not in outer space, therefore they are not a celestial object.
What does the name zenith mean?
The zenith is the name of the point that is directly over a particular location. Astronomers use this term when referring to the altitude of a celestial object, such as the sun or moon.
What is the name of the principle employed by early astronomers to determine the distances to celestial objects using the displacement of the apparent position of an object viewed along two different?
parallax
Why do astronomers use Declination and Right Ascension?
These are coordinates that define the position of an object in the sky (on the "celestial sphere"). They are used in a similar way to how latitude and longitude are used, on the Earth's surface.
From your location what is the best definition of a celestial object?
From Earth, a celestial object is any object outside or above Earth's atmosphere.
What celestial (space)object can a meteoroid come from?
The space rock is the celestial space object that a meteoroid comes from.
What is the celestial equivalent of latitude?
The declination of a celestial object is the exact equivalent of latitude.
What celestial object is closet to earth?
moon
What is celestial space objects can be meteoroid come from?
The space rock is the celestial space object that a meteoroid comes from.
