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Los elementos de la coordenada celeste horizontal son:The elements of the horizontal celestial coordinates are:

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Correct answer: d) The true azimuth and the true altitude of the body observed.

Why it is correct

Horizontal coordinates are measured from the observer’s horizon. They are azimuth and altitude.

Why the others are not

  • a) Those are terrestrial.
  • b) Those are equatorial.
  • c) It mixes systems.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Horizontal: azimuth and altitude.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Sight reduction

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