Diurnal Motion

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke4888.&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4888. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Coordinates, Time, And Motion, Positional Concepts

Scientific paper

The apparent daily motion of a celestial body across the sky from east to west caused by the axial rotation of the Earth. Diurnal motion causes stars to appear to trace out circles centered on the celestial poles. For an observer at the north or south pole of the Earth, the diurnal motion of stars is along circles parallel to the horizon, while, viewed from the equator, stars trace out paths that...

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