Definition:Declination/North

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Definition

Consider the celestial sphere $C$ with observer $O$.

Let $X$ be a point on $C$.


Let $DX$ be the declination of $X$.


If $X$ is in the northern celestial hemisphere, $DX$ is north declination.


Celestial-Sphere-with-Declination.png


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