Examples of 'hour angle' in a sentence

Meaning of "hour angle"

hour angle: In astronomy, the hour angle is a coordinate used to measure the position of a celestial object in the sky relative to a particular observer. It is defined as the angular distance between the observer's meridian and the hour circle passing through the object, typically measured in time units or degrees

How to use "hour angle" in a sentence

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You actually can adjust the hour angle anytime.
Hour Angle watch.
Sidereal hour angle.
The hour angle changes one degree every 4 minutes.
Greenwich hour angle.
The hour angle is counted positively in a counter-clockwise direction.
Sidereal time Defined by the hour angle of the vernal equinox.
The hour angle increases by 15 degrees every hour.
The true solar time is the local hour angle of the Sun.
Unlike right ascension, hour angle is always increasing with the rotation of Earth.
Total scanning, computation, and plotting time for each hour angle observation is 8 min.
Next, compute the hour angle of the moon ; call it ham.
Central rotating hours, minutes, seconds, hour angle dial.
This is the local hour angle of star A, from which.
Pilot watches, mastering the Hour Angle ( II ).

See also

The cosine of the hour angle ( cos ( h ) ) is used to calculate the solar zenith angle.
Hours ( astronomical hour angle ).

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