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Celestial Navigation: The Celestial Sphere

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✔ Casual Animation is made by sailors with a love of animation. ✔ If you would like to use any of our animated content in your own projects, we would love to hear from you. Contact details in the “About” page. ----------ABOUT THE VIDEO---------- The Celestial Sphere is an imaginary sphere that navigators use to help locate celestial bodies. Understanding how the Celestial Sphere works, and all the labels that are used is an essential step in learning Celestial Navigation. Timestamps: 00:18 Latitude & Longitude 02:12 Celestial Sphere 02:46 Declination 05:04 Right Ascension 05:22 Sidereal Hour Angles 06:30 Zenith 07:36 Azimuth 07:54 Altitude ----------WITH THANKS TO---------- ★ NASA NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. ★ STELLARIUM http://stellarium.org/ ----------DISCLAIMER---------- Although we take all reasonable care to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information provided in the content on this channel, the content is provided “as is”. We do not make any warranties about the accuracy, content, completeness, legality or reliability of the information contained within this channel. The information contained within our videos is not professional or legal advice and should not be considered as such. If you need professional or legal advice, you should consult a suitably qualified professional. Any action you take as a result of watching this video is strictly at your own risk.

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