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The ____ is the point on the celestial sphere directly above an observer who can be at any point on the earth.
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The ____ is the point on the celestial sphere directly above an observer who can be at any point on the earth.

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That point is your "zenith".

I call it YOUR zenith, because it's the point directly over YOUR head,
so nobody else's zenith in the world is exactly the same point as yours.
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