Its the distance between something on the earths surface and the earths atmosphere
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Celestial body: A physical form which exists in space; such as a planet. Ceres: An asteroid named for the Roman Goddess of Agriculture. Represents women's cycles, parenting and nutrition. ... All these devices had a single use; to measure the altitude of a celestial body above the horizon.
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en.mimi.hu/astrology/celestial_body.html
en.mimi.hu/astrology/celestial_body.html
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We have a celestial body's observed altitude and need to know where we are. But when using spherical triangles, we pretend that we don't have the celestial body's altitude and do know where we are. The assumed latitude and longitude are called an 'assumed position' (AP).
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www.blueanarchy.org/celestial/index.html
www.blueanarchy.org/celestial/index.html
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means responsive to plural values of said first signal and said angle of incidence for determining a mean altitude of the celestial body, and determining a line of position using said mean altitude and stored data ephemerides for the celestial body;
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www.patentstorm.us/patents/5161242/claims.html
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the altitude and azimuth of a celestial body from known values of the body's ... The computed value of the altitude of a celestial body is compared with the ...
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www.jstor.org/stable/2309088
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Because the earth rotates on its axis, the altitude and azimuth of a celestial body are constantly changing. ... Similar questions: What factors cause a constant change in altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies? What causes the constant change in altitude and azimuth of stars? Why do the altitude and azimuth of stars change?
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qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/why-do-altitude-and-azi...
qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/why-do-altitude-and-azimuth-celestial-bodies-change-135691.html
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When designing shading devices for windows, the required horizontal and vertical shadow angles need to be established. They are dependent on the sun position and on ... The horizontal shadow angle (HSA) is relevant for vertical shading devices such as fins. ... The vertical shadow angle (VSA) is a little bit more difficult.
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www.learn.londonmet.ac.uk/packages/clear/visual/dayligh...
www.learn.londonmet.ac.uk/packages/clear/visual/daylight/analysis/hand/shadow_angles.html
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Unfortunately, astronomers use the word - altitude - to mean something different. The altitude of a celestial body (star, planet, etc.) is the angle, measured in degrees, above the nearest horizon. Think of altitude as the vertical angle for an object.
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www.synapses.co.uk/astro/earthmot.html
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Provides the astronomical information necessary for celestial navigation. ... A table of data will be provided giving both almanac data and altitude corrections for each celestial body that is above the horizon at the place and time that you specify. Sea-level observations are assumed.
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aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/celnavtable.php
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