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Rising and Setting of Celestial Bodies

As the Earth rotates on its axis from west to east, all heavenly bodies appear to rise in the east, move westwards, gaining in altitude until it is on the observer's meridian (culminate or transit the meridian). After culmination, it continues to move westwards decreasing in altitude till it sets over the western horizon.For a stationary observer, the interval between rising and culmination of a body will be equal to the interval between its culmination and setting, provided its declination remains unchanged.Also under the same circumstances, its amplitude at rising will be equal to … [Read more...]

By Cult of Sea Filed Under: Navigation Tagged With: celestial body, circumpolar, culmination, navigation, observer, rise, set

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