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the point of the celestial sphere directly under your feet
the angle between two lines extending from your eye to two objects in the sky
the point of the celestial sphere directly above your head
the apparent path of the Sun against the background of stars
named group of stars with finite boundaries in the sky
a less formally defined grouping of stars
provides a measurement range for the brightness of stars
the angular distance across an object, from one edge to another
a scientific model of the sky
the measure of light energy striking one square meter per second
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nadir
magnitude scale
constellation
ecliptic
zenith
celestial sphere
flux
angular distance
angular diameter
asterism
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the point of the celestial sphere directly under your feet
the angle between two lines extending from your eye to two objects in the sky
the point of the celestial sphere directly above your head
the apparent path of the Sun against the background of stars
named group of stars with finite boundaries in the sky
a less formally defined grouping of stars
provides a measurement range for the brightness of stars
the angular distance across an object, from one edge to another
a scientific model of the sky
the measure of light energy striking one square meter per second
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the point of the celestial sphere directly under your feet
the angle between two lines extending from your eye to two objects in the sky
the point of the celestial sphere directly above your head
the apparent path of the Sun against the background of stars
named group of stars with finite boundaries in the sky
a less formally defined grouping of stars
provides a measurement range for the brightness of stars
the angular distance across an object, from one edge to another
a scientific model of the sky
the measure of light energy striking one square meter per second
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