Definition of Galactic poles. Meaning of Galactic poles. Synonyms of Galactic poles

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Definition of Galactic poles

Galactic poles
Galactic Ga*lac"tic, a. [Gr. ? milky, fr. ?, ?, milk. See Galaxy, and cf. Lactic.] 1. Of or pertaining to milk; got from milk; as, galactic acid. 2. Of or pertaining to the galaxy or Milky Way. Galactic circle (Astron.), the great circle of the heavens, to which the course of the galaxy most nearly conforms. --Herschel. Galactic poles, the poles of the galactic circle.

Meaning of Galactic poles from wikipedia

- the Sun and parallel to the galactic equator being 0°, whilst the poles are ±90°. Based on this definition, the galactic poles and equator can be found from...
- point to the galactic poles. In actual usage, the terms galactic plane and galactic poles usually refer specifically to the plane and poles of the Milky...
- practice, the delineation of the galactic quadrants is based upon the galactic coordinate system, which places the Sun as the pole of the mapping system. The...
- the direction towards the Galactic Center. Galactic latitude resembles the elevation above the galactic plane and galactic longitude determines direction...
- travelling in a polar orbit (an orbit p****ing over the Milky Way's galactic poles) at a distance of about 50,000 light-years from the core of the Milky...
- example, "1st galactic quadrant", "second galactic quadrant", or "third quadrant of the Milky Way". Viewing from the north galactic pole with 0° (zero...
- near the galactic poles, where NH ∼ {\displaystyle \sim } 1020 cm−2, and H I column densities of NH > 1021 cm−2 are common at low galactic latitudes...
- 1500 square degrees, surveying regions in both the north and the south galactic poles. The name derives from the fact that the survey instrument has a 2 degree...
- wrap around the Milky Way galaxy in an orbit that nearly crosses the galactic poles. It consists of tidally stripped stars from the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical...
- Sculptor Group is a loose group of galaxies visible near the south galactic pole. The group is one of the closest groups of galaxies to the Local Group;...