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  2. Glossary of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    The precise geometric center of the Earth's Sun, i.e. the arithmetic mean position of all points within the approximate spheroid that is the shape of the Sun. heliocentric With reference to, or pertaining to, the geometric center of the Earth's Sun; [14] centered upon the Sun, e.g. a heliocentric orbit. heliopause heliosphere

  3. Syzygy (astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    The word is often used in reference to the Sun, Earth, and either the Moon or a planet, where the latter is in conjunction or opposition. Solar and lunar eclipses occur at times of syzygy, as do transits and occultations. The term is often applied when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction or in opposition . [4]

  4. List of adjectivals and demonyms of astronomical bodies

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    For instance, for a large portion of names ending in -s, the oblique stem and therefore the English adjective changes the -s to a -d, -t, or -r, as in Mars–Martian, Pallas–Palladian and Ceres–Cererian; [note 1] occasionally an -n has been lost historically from the nominative form, and reappears in the oblique and therefore in the English ...

  5. Nibiru (Babylonian astronomy) - Wikipedia

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    [130-131] The stars of heaven, let him [Nibiru] set their course; let him shepherd all the gods like sheep. [4] Nibiru is described more closely on a complete cuneiform tablet: [5] Nibiru, which is said to have occupied the passageways of heaven and earth, because everyone above and below asks Nibiru if they cannot find the passage.

  6. Firmament - Wikipedia

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    The sun then travels behind the firmament back to the other end of the Earth, from whence it could rise again. [46] In the Testament of Solomon, the heavens are conceived in a tripartite structure and demons are portrayed as being capable of flying up to and past the firmament in order to eavesdrop on the decisions of God. [47]

  7. The Sun in Capricorn Opposite Mars Retrograde Is All About ...

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    Get ready for fireworks! On Jan. 15, the sun will oppose Mars retrograde, triggering a cosmic standoff between your ego and your emotions. This is the kind of transit that could make you feel like ...

  8. Ogdoad (Gnosticism) - Wikipedia

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    Of these seven heavens Marcus taught in more detail (Iren. I. xiv. 7, p.72). Above these heavens is the Ogdoad, also called he mesotes, and Jerusalem above, the abode of Achamoth, who herself also is called Ogdoad (Iren. I. v. 2, p. 24; Hippol. vi. p. 191). Over the Ogdoad is the Pleroma, the abode of the Aeons.

  9. Zenith - Wikipedia

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    In Islamic astronomy, the passing of the Sun over the zenith of Mecca becomes the basis of the qibla observation by shadows twice a year on 27/28 May and 15/16 July. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] At a given location during the course of a day, the Sun reaches not only its zenith but also its nadir , at the antipode of that location 12 hours from solar noon .