east point Comparison Table

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east point comparison table

Subject has azimuth is an instance of is a kind of has elevation has definition

local coordinate coordinate

east point 90 local coordinate 0 The point on the celestial horizon 90° clockwise from the north point. At the equinoxes the Sun rises in the east point.

Subject	has azimuth	is an instance of	is a kind of	has elevation	has definition
local coordinate			coordinate
east point	90	local coordinate		0	The point on the celestial horizon 90° clockwise from the north point. At the equinoxes the Sun rises in the east point.

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