单词 | galactic latitude |
释义 | > as lemmasgalactic latitude galactic latitude n. the latitude of a point on the sky measured from the galactic equator. ΚΠ 1853 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos. & Astron. III. ii. xxviii. 792 We shall, therefore, express the distance of different points of the firmament from the galactic circle, in either hemisphere, by the terms north or south galactic latitude. 1906 Rep. Brit. Assoc. 1905 260 Mean values were computed for different galactic latitudes by combining the results of regions at equal distances from the Milky Way. 1992 S. P. Maran Astron. & Astrophysics Encycl. 479/1 Reflection nebulosity is seen when dust at high galactic latitudes reflects the light of our galaxy. < as lemmas |
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