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    The document describes three celestial coordinate systems: 1) The Horizon System uses altitude and azimuth to locate stars relative to an observer's location and orientation. 2) The Hour Angle System uses hour angle and declination, with the hour angle measuring the angle between the local meridian and a great circle passing through the celestial poles and a celestial object. 3) The Right Ascension System uses right ascension and declination, with right ascension measuring the angle eastward along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox to the hour circle passing through a celestial object.

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    The document describes three celestial coordinate systems: 1) The Horizon System uses altitude and azimuth to locate stars relative to an observer's location and orientation. 2) The Hour Angle System uses hour angle and declination, with the hour angle measuring the angle between the local meridian and a great circle passing through the celestial poles and a celestial object. 3) The Right Ascension System uses right ascension and declination, with right ascension measuring the angle eastward along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox to the hour circle passing through a celestial object.

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    The Horizon System

    60°
    Zenith
    NCP Observer’s Celestial
    NCP Meridian

    Almucantar/
    Star’s
    Parallel of Altitude 30°
    Vertical West
    Circle Point
    Star’s Path
    270°
    South
    Point 180°

    Altitude
    (a) 0°

    Azimuth, (A)
    0° North
    Point
    90° Celestial
    East Horizon
    Point

    Vertical
    Nadir Circle

    Department of Geodetic Engineering Training


    Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry
    GE 12 – General Surveying II
    The Hour Angle System Zenith

    Star’s
    Hour NCP Observer’s Celestial
    Circle Meridian
    60°N
    Celestial
    Parallel 24h

    Star’s Path

    Declination,
    (δ)
    30°N
    18h

    Ho
    ur
    Hour An 6h
    g le,
    Circle (h )

    Ce
    les
    tial
    Eq 0°
    u at
    or
    12h

    SCP
    30°S

    60°S

    Department of Geodetic Engineering Training


    Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry
    GE 12 – General Surveying II
    The Right Ascension System Zenith

    Star’s Equinoctial
    Hour NCP Colure
    Observer’s Celestial
    Circle Meridian
    60°N
    Celestial Autumnal
    Parallel 24h Equinox
    12h
    18h Star’s Path

    Declination,
    (δ)
    Right 30°N
    18h Ascension,
    Winter (α)
    Summer
    Solstice
    Ho
    ur
    Solstice
    Hour An 6h
    g le,
    Circle (h )

    Ce Ecliptic
    les
    tial 6 h
    Eq h 0°
    u at
    24
    o
    r
    Vernal 12h
    Equinox

    SCP
    30°S

    60°S

    Department of Geodetic Engineering Training


    Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry
    GE 12 – General Surveying II
    The Ecliptic System
    60°
    NEP Ecliptic
    NCP
    Meridian

    Ecliptic Autumnal
    Parallel Equinox 30°

    Ecliptic
    Ecliptic
    Longitude,
    Latitude,
    (λ)
    Winter (β)
    Solstice 0°
    Summer
    Solstice
    Ce
    les
    ti a
    lE
    qu
    ato
    r
    0° Ecliptic
    Vernal
    Equinox Obliquity
    of the
    Ecliptic

    SEP
    Ecliptic Meridian of
    the Vernal Equinox

    Department of Geodetic Engineering Training


    Center for Applied Geodesy and Photogrammetry
    GE 12 – General Surveying II

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