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Episode Details: Mapping the Sky
Mapping the Sky
Series: The Sky at Night
Season: Season 24
Episode Number: 1
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Duration: N/A min
How many people know the meaning of terms such as ' right ascension' and ' declination '? And what exactly is the celestial sphere? Mapping the sky presents problems different from those of mapping the earth. Patrick Moore talks about sky-maps, and how astronomers have worked out their own equivalent of latitude and longitude.