celestial navigation astronavigation | navigating according to the positions of the stars |
celestial guidance | a method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies |
celestial globe | a globe that is a spherical model of the heavens |
Celestial City City of God Heavenly City Holy City | phrases used to refer to Heaven, the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress' |
celestial mechanics | the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies |
celestial hierarchy | the collective body of angels |
celestial equator equinoctial circle equinoctial line equinoctial | the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles |
celestial point | a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere) |
celestial sphere sphere empyrean firmament heavens vault of heaven welkin | the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected |
horizon celestial horizon | the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth |
north celestial pole | the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere, near Polaris |
orbit celestial orbit | the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another, he plotted the orbit of the moon |
pole celestial pole | one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere |
declination celestial latitude dec | (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator, expressed in degrees, used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere |
right ascension RA celestial longitude | (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky, usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds, used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere, one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees |
south celestial pole | the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere |
celestial body heavenly body | natural objects visible in the sky |
celestial ethereal supernal | of heaven or the spirit, celestial peace, ethereal melodies, the supernal happiness of a quiet death |
celestial heavenly | relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven, celestial beings, heavenly hosts |
celestial heavenly | of or relating to the sky, celestial map, a heavenly body |