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  2. Celestial cartography - Wikipedia

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    This print, published in Richard Blome's "The Gentleman's Recreation" (1686) shows the diverse ways in which cosmography can be applied Celestial cartography , [ 1 ] uranography , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] astrography or star cartography [ citation needed ] is the aspect of astronomy and branch of cartography concerned with mapping stars , galaxies , and ...

  3. Astronomy Picture of the Day - Wikipedia

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    The images are either visible spectrum photographs, images taken at non-visible wavelengths and displayed in false color, video footage, animations, artist's conceptions, or micrographs that relate to space or cosmology. Past images are stored in the APOD Archive, with the first image appearing on June 16, 1995. [3]

  4. Astrometric solving - Wikipedia

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    Astrometry. Professional setups are using astrometric solving to measure accurately the position of minor planets or comets to calculate orbital parameters. [5] Telescope Mount pointing. Astrometric solving is used for pointing the telescope mount accurately by syncing it to the celestial position of the image center. [6]

  5. Astrometry - Wikipedia

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    Astrometry is a branch of astronomy that involves precise measurements of the positions and movements of stars and other celestial bodies. It provides the kinematics and physical origin of the Solar System and this galaxy , the Milky Way .

  6. Category:Astrometry - Wikipedia

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    Astrometry is the study of the positions, distances between, and motions of astronomical objects. Subcategories This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.

  7. Catalogues of Fundamental Stars - Wikipedia

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    The six volumes in the fundamental catalogue series are as follows: The Fundamental-Catalog (FC) was compiled by Auwers and published in two volumes. The first volume, published in 1879, contains 539 stars.

  8. Wikipedia:Picture of the day/November 10, 2005 - Wikipedia

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    Picture of the day. In astronomy a libration is a very slow oscillation, of a satellite as viewed from the larger celestial body around which it revolves. Used alone, the term usually refers to the apparent movements of the Moon relative to Earth.

  9. Barycentric and geocentric celestial reference systems

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    The barycentric celestial reference system (BCRS) is a coordinate system used in astrometry to specify the location and motions of astronomical objects. It was created in 2000 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to be the global standard reference system for objects located outside the gravitational vicinity of Earth: [1] planets, moons, and other Solar System bodies, stars and other ...