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upper culmination
(culmination above pole)
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upper culminationhas synonym culmination above polehas source: Seidelman, P. 1992 Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, University Science Books, Mill Valley, CA, 2001-09-27 09:30:03.0
has definition Passage of a celestial object across the observer's meridian. The crossing closer to the observer's zenith.has source: Seidelman, P. 1992 Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, University Science Books, Mill Valley, CA, 2001-09-27 09:30:03.0
is an instance of culminationhas source: Seidelman, P. 1992 Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, University Science Books, Mill Valley, CA, 2001-09-27 09:30:03.0
culminationhas period 1 day2001-09-27 09:30:03.0
location dependent periodic celestial eventhas observer location2001-09-27 09:30:03.0
eventhas duration2001-09-27 09:29:57.0
has time of occurrence2001-09-27 09:29:57.0