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When giving coordinates for an object on the celestial sphere, the up and down position given in degrees is called the right ascension True or false
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When giving coordinates for an object on the celestial sphere, the up and down position given in degrees is called the right ascension
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The up/down (north/south) direction on the celestial sphere is known as declination. It is measured in degrees from the celestial equator which runs parallel to Earth’s equator.
The left/right (east/west) measurement is called right ascension (R.A.) and is measured in hours from a zero-hour line which is perpendicular to the point where the sun crosses celestial equator at the vernal equinox.
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