The Determination of the Equator-Point for Observing Star Declinations

• Published in: International Astronomical Union Colloquium
• Main Author: Mikhailov, A. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1975
• Subjects: South Pole; North Pole; Zero Point; South pole
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100051125

The deolinations of the stars are by definition reckoned from the celestial equator. However this great circle is not marked on the sky; therefore, instead of dejclinations, the polar distances of the stars are measured, as the position of the pole can be found by observing a star in upper and lower...