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culmination (meridian passage)
subject			fact

culmination	has period 1 day
	has synonym meridian passage
	has definition The instant at which a celestial object crosses the meridian.
	has definition Passage of a celestial object across the observer's meridian. More precisely, culmination is the passage through the point of greatest altitude in the diurnal path.
	is a kind of location dependent periodic celestial event
location dependent periodic celestial event	has observer location
event	has duration
	has time of occurrence

Kinds of culmination :

• lower culmination (3 facts) (culmination below pole) - Passage of a celestial object across the observer's meridian. The crossing farther from the zenith.
• upper culmination (3 facts) (culmination above pole) - Passage of a celestial object across the observer's meridian. The crossing closer to the observer's zenith.