Astro*Dictionary by Michael Erlewine
3 articles for "Culmination"
Culmination [Astro*Index]A general term for the hightest and lowest points a planet or celestial body reaches in the sky relative to an observer.
See also:Culmination [Prima]
♦ Rise ♦ Set ♦ Meridian ♦ Transit
The intersection of the visual path of a planet in the sky with the meridian that denotes the highest and lowest position of that planet for that day.
See also:Culmination [Munkasey M.]
♦ Rise ♦ Set ♦ Meridian ♦ Transit
The position of a body when it is on the local meridian. See also: "Upper Culmination", and "Lower Culmination".
See also:
♦ Lower Culmination ♦ Upper Culmination ♦ Meridian
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