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En la esfera celeste de un observador, el arco de horizonte astronómico o verdadero contado desde el meridiano verdadero del observador y el astro correspondiente es:On an observer’s celestial sphere, the arc of the true horizon from the observer’s true meridian to the body is:

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Correct answer: d) Answers a and b are correct.

Why it is correct

That arc is the true azimuth, counted from north clockwise to 360º. Both statements describe it.

Why the others are not

  • a) True, but not the only one.
  • b) True, but not the only one.
  • c) It is vertical.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Horizon arc: azimuth.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Sight reduction

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