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Celestial Sphere

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Celestial Sphere - definition(s)

celestial sphere - [astronomy] The sky, considered as the inside of a sphere of infinitely large radius that surrounds the earth, on which all celestial bodies except the earth are imagined to be projected.

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Source: esri, 13 February 2012 09:21:50, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation External 


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