Parallel sphere

(Astron. & Geog.)

that position of the sphere in which the circles of daily motion are parallel to the horizon, as to an observer at either pole.

parallel sphere

[′par·ə‚lel ′sfir] (astronomy) The celestial sphere as it appears to an observer at the pole, where celestial bodies appear to move parallel to the horizon.

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