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101celestial horizon — Horizon Ho*ri zon, n. [F., fr. L. horizon, fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?) the bounding line, horizon, fr. ? to bound, fr. ? boundary, limit.] 1. The line which bounds that part of the earth s surface visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent… …
102Celestial observation — A celestial observation is the measurement of the angular distance of a celestial body from the observer to the horizon, usually with a sextant. ee also*Celestial navigation …
103Celestial Entrance — Infobox Album Name = Celestial Entrance Type = studio Artist = Pagan s Mind Released = February 25, 2003 Recorded = January March, 2002 at Klyve Lydstudio, Skien, Norway Genre = Progressive power metal Length = 71:42 Label = flagicon|Germany Limb …
104Celestial (Dungeons & Dragons) — Infobox D D creature name=Celestial alignment= type=Outsider first=In the Dungeons Dragons fantasy role playing game, celestials are outsiders of wholly good alignment and hail from the Upper Planes.There are four known types of celestial.… …
105Celestial Navigation (The West Wing) — See celestial navigation for the navigation related article. Infobox Television episode Title = Celestial Navigation Series = The West Wing Caption = Season = 1 Episode = 15 Airdate = February 162000 Production = 225914 Writer = Aaron Sorkin… …
106Celestial Monarch — Taxobox name = Celestial Monarch status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Monarchidae genus = Hypothymis species = H. coelestis binomial = Hypothymis coelestis… …
107celestial latitude — The angular distance on the celestial sphere measured north or south of the ecliptic along the great circle passing through the poles of the ecliptic and the celestial object. It is measured in degrees along the circle of latitude. Today, this… …
108celestial guidance — noun a method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies • Hypernyms: ↑steering, ↑guidance, ↑direction * * * a guidance system for an aeronautical or space vehicle by which an automatic… …
109celestial latitude — noun (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere • Syn: ↑declination, ↑dec • Topics: ↑astronomy …
110celestial point — noun a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) • Hypernyms: ↑point • Hyponyms: ↑apex, ↑solar apex, ↑apex of the sun s way, ↑antapex, ↑apoapsis, ↑point of apoapsis, ↑ …
