"local" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Of course, an hour angle of zero means the object is currently on the local meridian.
- Because it is fixed to the local horizon, stars will appear to drift past the local meridian as the earth spins.
- Because the meridian is fixed to the local horizon, a celestial object will appear to drift past the local meridian as the Earth spins.
- A more constant day can be defined by the Sun passing through the local meridian, which happens at local noon (upper culmination) or midnight (lower culmination).
- The local meridian is the plane containing the direction to the zenith and the direction to the celestial pole.
- This is done by measuring the instant when the star passes through the local meridian.
- It is based on the apparent solar day, the interval between two successive returns of the Sun to the local meridian.
- Once that is determined, the values are applied to a spherical triangle, and the angle from the local meridian to the required direction of Mecca can be determined.
- The style is usually aligned with the axis of the celestial sphere, and therefore aligned with the local geographical meridian.
- It is different from a solar day, which is measured by the passage of the Sun across the local meridian.
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