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Azimuth Drop a perpendicular from an object in the sky,to the Horizon and mark this point P. The angle made while starting from the direction North and moving eastwards until the point P is reached, is the Azimuth of the celestial object in the sky. to:
Azimuth Drop a perpendicular from an object in the sky,to the Horizon and mark this point P. The angle made while starting from the direction North and moving eastwards until the point P is reached, is the Azimuth of the celestial object in the sky. http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/8503/azimuth.jpg February 14, 2010, at 08:24 AM EST
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A mix and match glossary for some of the astronomical terms appearing in this wiki Altitude Angular height from the Horizon, of an object in the sky. Azimuth Drop a perpendicular from an object in the sky,to the Horizon and mark this point P. The angle made while starting from the direction North and moving eastwards until the point P is reached, is the Azimuth of the celestial object in the sky. Horizon The horizontal circle formed by moving North-East-South-West along the kshitij where the Earth meets the sky, is the Horizon. |