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What does Right Ascension mean?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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Right ascension is essentially the longitude on a star chart where you may look to find something in the sky among the stars. The distance of a point east of the First Point of Aries, measured along the celestial equator and expressed in hours, minutes, and seconds.

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