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solar declination
The apparent angle of the sun either north or south of the earth's equatorial plane.
The earth's rotation on its axis causes a daily change in solar declination.
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“declination”
The position of a star as located through the combination of two coordinates, east-west (right ascension) and north-south of the celestial equator: The declination is the angular distance between a celestial object, such as a star, and the celestial equator.
The declination is the celestial coordinate analogous to latitude that is usually measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds of arc north (+) or south (-) of the celestial equator.
The symbol for this term is the Greek letter δ or delta.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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