Celestial navigation

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1. latitude Distance north or south of the equator

2. longitude Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in

degrees

3. zenith point on the celestial sphere directly above the observer

4. ecliptic Plane that contains Earth's orbit around the Sun.

5. meridian An arc drawn on a map between the North and South

poles.

6. right ascension ______ _________ is a measure of how far east an object

is from the vernal equinox (the location of the sun the first
day of spring)

7. azimuth local coordinates measured in degrees eastward of due

north

8. altitude the angle between an object in the sky and the horizon

9. declination A measure of how far north or south an object is from the

celestial equator

10. astrolabe device used to determine latitude by observing positions

of the sun, stars, or planets.
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11. sextant navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

12. compass navigational tool originating in China that shows direction

of cardinal directions, especially north

13. arcminute a unit of angular measurement equal to one-sixtieth (1D60)

of one degree

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