Light from a heavenly body
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MOONSHINELight from a heavenly body.
starheavenly body that appears as a fixed point of light at night
starsheavenly body that appears as a fixed point of light at night
starringheavenly body that appears as a fixed point of light at night
eclipsethe blocking of the light of one heavenly body by another
eclipserthe blocking of the light of one heavenly body by another
apogeethe farthest point from the earth of a heavenly body
apogeesAPOGEE, the farthest point from the earth of a heavenly body
emersionthe emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit
azimuthsthe arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon
azimuththe arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon
eclipsed(of a celestial body) Obscure the light from or to (another celestial body)
eclipsing(of a celestial body) Obscure the light from or to (another celestial body)
umbrasthe complete or perfect shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the direct light from the source of illumination is completely cut off
umbralthe complete or perfect shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the direct light from the source of illumination is completely cut off
umbraethe complete or perfect shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the direct light from the source of illumination is completely cut off
sunthe luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light, which is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, and which has a mean distance from earth of about 93,000,000 miles (150,000,000 kilometers), a linear diameter of 864,000 miles (1,390,000 kilometers), and a mass 332,000 times greater than earth
sunsthe luminous celestial body around which the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light, which is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, and which has a mean distance from earth of about 93,000,000 miles (150,000,000 kilometers), a linear diameter of 864,000 miles (1,390,000 kilometers), and a mass 332,000 times greater than earth
octantsthe position of one heavenly body when 45┬░ distant from another
octantalthe position of one heavenly body when 45┬░ distant from another
octantthe position of one heavenly body when 45┬░ distant from another
eclipsesAn obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination