…The meridian at an observation point is a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through the celestial north pole, zenith, and celestial south pole. When a celestial body passes through the semicircular part that runs from the celestial north pole to the zenith and then to the celestial south pole due to its diurnal motion, it is called the polar mean or simply the mean. In contrast, when a celestial body passes through the remaining semicircular part of the meridian from west to east, it is called the polar mean or the polar nadir. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Gokujo Seichu" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…観測地点における子午線は,天の北極,天頂,天の南極を通る天球上の大円であるが,そのうちの天の北極から天頂を経て天の南極に至る半円部分を,日周運動によって,天体が東から西へ通過するときのこと。極上正中,あるいは単に正中とも呼ぶ。これに対して,子午線の残りの半円部分を天体が西から東へ通過するときのことを北中,あるいは極下正中という。… ※「極上正中」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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