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A syzygy sometimes results in an occultation, transit, or an eclipse. An occultation occurs when an apparently larger body passes in front of an apparently smaller one.; A transit occurs when a smaller body passes in front of a larger one.
r a is the radius at apoapsis (also "apofocus", "aphelion", "apogee"), i.e., the farthest distance of the orbit to the center of mass of the system, which is a focus of the ellipse. r p is the radius at periapsis (or "perifocus" etc.), the closest distance.
Apogee Books, an imprint of Canadian publishing house Collector's Guide Publishing; Apogee Electronics, a manufacturer of digital audio hardware systems; Apogee Software, a video game publisher and developer now known as 3D Realms; Apogee Entertainment, a video game publisher that acquired the rights to the name and logo from 3D Realms
A solstice is the time when the Sun reaches its most northerly or southerly excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere.Two solstices occur annually, around 20–22 June and 20–22 December.
In today's Strands game, all the words are preceded by a common four-letter noun (Hint: the noun is a synonym for "woman"). NYT Strands Spangram Hint: Is it Vertical or Horizontal?
At perigee (closest), since the Moon is up to 14% closer to Earth than at apogee (most distant), it subtends a solid angle which is up to 30% larger. Consequently, given the same phase, the Moon's brightness also varies by up to 30% between apogee and perigee. [208] A full (or new) moon at such a position is called a supermoon. [202] [203] [209]
They decamped back to the Apogee Studios in Santa Monica, where Clearmountain and his wife, Apogee founder Betty Bennett, stayed in a guest apartment usually reserved for bands passing through.
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