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41Celestial coordinate system — For other uses of Celestial , see Celestial (disambiguation). Orientation of Astronomical Coordinates Orientation of the galactic, ecliptic and equatorial coordinate systems, projected on the celestial sphere, showing the galactic equator (black) …
42Semi-major axis — The semi major axis of an ellipse The major axis of an ellipse is its longest diameter, a line that runs through the centre and both foci, its ends being at the widest points of the shape. The semi major axis is one half of the major axis, and… …
43Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector — Throughout this article, vectors and their magnitudes are indicated by boldface and italic type, respectively; for example, left| mathbf{A} ight| = A. In classical mechanics, the Laplace–Runge–Lenz vector (or simply the LRL vector) is a vector… …
44Secular variations of the planetary orbits — The Secular Variations of the Planetary Orbits (French: Variations Séculaires des Orbites Planétaires, abbreviated as VSOP) is a semi analytic theory describing the long term changes (secular variation) in the orbits of the planets Mercury to… …
45Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric — FRW redirects here. For other uses, see FRW (disambiguation). Physical cosmology …
46Milky Way Galaxy — Large spiral galaxy (roughly 150,000 light years in diameter) that contains Earth s solar system. It includes the multitude of stars whose light is seen as the Milky Way, the irregular luminous band that encircles the sky defining the plane of… …
47Morphometrics — Contents 1 Forms of morphometrics 1.1 Traditional morphometrics 1.2 Landmark based geometric morphometrics …
48gravitation — gravitational, adj. gravitationally, adv. /grav i tay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the force of attraction between any two masses. Cf. law of gravitation. b. an act or process caused by this force. 2. a sinking or falling …
49Outline of astronomy — Mauna Kea in Hawaii is one of the world s premier observatory sites. Pictured is the W. M. Keck Observatory, an optical interferometer. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to astronomy: Astronomy – studies the… …
50Parabola — For other uses, see Parabola (disambiguation). A parabola …
