Slide 1 Solar vs. Sidereal Day Slide 2 An Earth Day Sidereal Day: 23 hr 56 min 4 sec Motion relative to background stars Mean Solar Day: 24 hours The average time between…
BASICS FOR ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS Jean-Pierre Rivet CNRS, OCA, Dept. Lagrange [email protected] C2PU-Team, Observatoire de Nice Where is my target ? * C2PU-Team,…
Solar vs. Sidereal Day An Earth Day Sidereal Day: 23 hr 56 min 4 sec Motion relative to background stars Mean Solar Day: 24 hours The average time between meridian crossings…