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ASCENSION VERSE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Practical Astronomy
  • Astronomy
DEF

a coordinate in the equator system of coordinates used by navigators in place of right ascension, measured westward from the March equinox, and expressed in degrees up to 360 degrees.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie pratique
  • Astronomie
DEF

Ascension verse. même arc [que l'ascension droite] compté dans le sens rétrograde [c'est-à-dire vers l'Ouest].

OBS

Ascension droite (...) arc compté selon l'équateur dans le sens direct [vers l'Est] entre le point équinoxial et le pied du méridien céleste passant par cet astre.

Spanish

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