Sentences with HOUR-ANGLE
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"The hour angle of the sun is given by the difference between the local hour and the hour at which the sun crosses the celestial meridian."
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"The hour angle of a star is the angle between the observer's meridian and the star's hour circle."
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"The hour angle can be used to determine the time at which a celestial object will reach a certain position in the sky."
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"The hour angle is measured in hours, minutes, and seconds."
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"Astronomers use hour angles to calculate the positions of celestial objects."
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"The hour angle of a star can be determined using an astronomical almanac."
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"The hour angle is zero when a celestial object crosses the observer's meridian."
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"The hour angle increases with time as the celestial object moves away from the observer's meridian."
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"The hour angle is negative when a celestial object is east of the observer's meridian."
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"The hour angle is positive when a celestial object is west of the observer's meridian."
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"The hour angle is an essential parameter in celestial navigation calculations."
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"To calculate the hour angle, one needs to know the observer's longitude and the time at Greenwich."
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"The hour angle is used to convert a star's right ascension to its local hour angle."
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"The hour angle can also be used to determine the azimuth and altitude of a celestial object."
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"In celestial mechanics, the hour angle is used to study the motion of celestial objects."
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"The hour angle can be converted to degrees by multiplying it by 15."
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"The hour angle is closely related to the concept of sidereal time."
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"The observer's hour angle changes due to the rotation of the Earth."
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"The hour angle of a celestial object changes by about 15 degrees per hour."
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"The hour angle is a fundamental concept in positional astronomy."
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"The hour angle is a measurement of the position of a celestial object relative to a specific observer's meridian."
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"Astronomers use hour angles to calculate the time at which a celestial event will occur."
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"The hour angle of a star can be used to determine the observer's longitude."
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"The hour angle of the Sun at noon is always zero."
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"During the day, the hour angle of celestial objects continuously changes."
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"Navigators rely on hour angles to determine their position at sea."
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"An observatory's telescope can be adjusted to track celestial objects based on their hour angles."
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"The hour angle can be expressed in units of time, such as degrees or hours of right ascension."
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"The hour angle is an important concept in celestial navigation."
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"Astronauts aboard the International Space Station often need to calculate their hour angles for precise positioning."
