The Apex of the Sun's Way, or the solar apex, refers to the direction that the Sun travels through space.
Known as the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy (ATLASGAL), the map shows the Milky Way at wavelengths between those of infrared light and radio waves, ...
Solar apex
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Apex - The direction in the sky toward which the Sun is moving. Because of the Sun's motion, nearby stars appear to diverge from the apex
Aphelion - The point in the orbit of a solar system body where it is farthest from the Sun ...
Apex predators are predators that, as adults, are not normally preyed upon in the wild by other large animals in significant parts of their range....
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SOLAR APEX - Imaginary point in the constellation Hercules, near the bright star Vega, towards which the Sun is moving. The Sun's velocity relative to nearby stars is ~19.7 km/s.
Solar Apex
A point on the celestial sphere lying in the constellation Hercules toward which the Sun and the solar system are moving with respect to the Local Standard of Rest at a rate of about 19.4 km per second (about 4.09 AU per year).
see Solar Apex
Aphelion
The point in a planetary orbit that is at the greatest distance from the Sun. [S92]
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APEX radio telescope
Telescopes on the Llano de Chajnantor site
* Cosmic Background Imager (CBI)
* Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX)
* Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA)
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APEX Gamma-ray emission spectrometer. LILAS Low-energy gamma-ray burst detector. RF-15 X-ray spectrometer. VGS High-energy gamma-ray burst detector.
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The apex of Greek astronomy was reached in the Hellenistic period by the Alexandrian school.
The Apex of the Sun's Way, or the solar apex, is the direction that the Sun travels through space in the Milky Way.
The apex of the sun's way was fixed by Professor. Newcomb in 1898 at a point about 4° S. of the brilliant star Vega; but was shifted nearly 7° to the S. W. by J. C.
The leading apex of the triangle is L4; the trailing apex is L5. These last two are also called Trojan points. Natural bodies such as asteroids can often be found at a planet's L4 and/or L5.
dichotomy (NASA SP-7, 1965) In astronomy, a configuration of three bodies so that they form a right triangle; specifically, such a configuration in the solar system with the sun at the apex of the 90° angle.
To the southwest of it is a slim triangle, an asterism (informal constellation) called "The Kids," which originally consisted of Haedus I and II (Zeta and Eta Aurigae), but now by usual agreement also includes Almaaz (Epsilon) at the northern apex.
Then, at 9:10pm I have revisited Pleiades (M45) noticed earlier with the unaided eye at the apex of Zodiacal Light. As usual that open cluster was delightful in binoculars however 6 inch scope revealed also the faint fan of Merope Nebula.
In the hierarchical social order, the emperor was at the apex of Han society and government. However the emperor was often a minor, ruled over by a regent such as the empress dowager or one of her male relatives.
Take the base sheet, and note the apex where the hour-lines all meet (that is where the bottom corner of the fin will go). Carefully cut the sheet from this point along its middle line, up to the small cross-line marked on it.
The camera itself is located at the apex of the tripod and is looking down at the spherical mirror, giving it a field of view of up to 150 degrees. The pictures were taken by Theodore E. Houck and Arthur D. Code.
The leading hemisphere is remarkably dark, with the darkest material concentrated at the apex of orbital motion. The composition of the dark material is not known with certainty.
As dusk deepens into night in early June, look a bit north of east, not real high in the sky, for a sparkling blue-white star, whose name is Vega. Reigning at the apex of the celebrated Summer Triangle, ...
A geometric configuration having a circular bottom and sides tapering off to an apex (as in nose cone).
2. A type of light-sensitive cell in the retina. Cones are involved in color vision, high visual acuity, and photopic vision.
A loose cluster arranged in a diamond formation with a bright star at each apex. Magnitude 6.7; diameter 13'; R.A. 18h 49m, Dec. +10° 17'
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obelisk: a tall tapering shaft of stone, usually monolithic with a square or rectangular section ending with a pyramidal apex. Prominent in Ancient Egypt as a solar symbol, often at the entrance to tombs or as a cult object in shrines to the sun.
This translates the focal point to a position near the apex of the primary where it is more accessible, and where practical antenna feeds are less responsive to radiations arriving from very wide angles relative to the nominal pointing direction.
Entirely unconnected to this, the direction of the Sun around the Milky Way galaxy, with reference to external galaxies, is known as the solar apex.
These small channels run downslope and coalesce at the apex (or point) of each "v". Amid the small channels are many large boulders, some of them the size of houses, that have eroded out of the crater wall.
The inlet for the GCMS is located at the apex of the probe near the stagnation point where dynamic pressure will drive the gas into the instrument.
opportunity to pick up Mars and Antares occurs in November 8, when they will be joined by the crescent moon, 5.5% lit. The three will form a triangle about 4.5° on each side, Antares will be to the left of the moon, with Mars forming the apex of an ...
The two positions of the observer and the position of the object form a triangle; if the base line between the two observing points is known and the direction of the object as seen from each has been measured, the apex angle (the parallax) and the ...
 See also: Second, Earth, Time, Period, Light
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