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The central meridian is the meridian going through the sub-Earth point. [ 2 ] Because of the body's rotation and orbital alignment with the observer the central meridian changes with time, as it is based on the observer's point of view.
Central meridian may mean: . Central meridian (astronomy), the meridian that goes through the centre of the body's disc as seen from the point of view of the observer Central meridian (map projections), a line used to define the origin of some map projections
Figure 1. This BLM map depicts the principal meridians and baselines used for surveying states (colored) in the PLSS.. The following are the principal and guide meridians and base lines of the United States, with the year established and a brief summary of what areas' land surveys are based on each.
The meridian on the celestial sphere. An observer's upper meridian, a semicircle contains their zenith and both celestial poles; the observer's local meridian is the semicircle that passes through their zenith and the north and south points of their horizon.
The true meridian is the chord that goes from one pole to the other, passing through the observer, and is contrasted with the magnetic meridian, which goes through the magnetic poles and the observer. The true meridian can be found by careful astronomical observations, and the magnetic meridian is simply parallel to the compass needle.
In normal aspect, pseudoconical projections represent the central meridian as a straight line, other meridians as complex curves, and parallels as circular arcs. Azimuthal In standard presentation, azimuthal projections map meridians as straight lines and parallels as complete, concentric circles. They are radially symmetrical.
A prime meridian is an arbitrarily chosen meridian (a line of longitude) ... (The obvious central line shown here is the junction of two sheets).
Meridian (astronomy), imaginary circle in a plane perpendicular to the planes of the celestial equator and horizon Central meridian (astronomy) Meridian (geography), a longitude line, i.e. a line of constant longitude, or in other words an imaginary arc on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole