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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A planar reflecting surface that can be adjusted to coincide with the [[astronomical horizon]], that is, can be made perpendicular to the [[zenith]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This instrument is used, usually in conjunction with others, in observing celestial bodies. <br/>''See'' [[horizon]].</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A planar reflecting surface that can be adjusted to coincide with the [[astronomical horizon|astronomical horizon]], that is, can be made perpendicular to the [[zenith]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">This instrument is used, usually in conjunction with others, in observing celestial bodies. <br/>''See'' [[horizon]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:25, 25 April 2012
artificial horizon
A planar reflecting surface that can be adjusted to coincide with the astronomical horizon, that is, can be made perpendicular to the zenith.
This instrument is used, usually in conjunction with others, in observing celestial bodies.
See horizon.
See horizon.
