Galactic Equator
The galactic equator (or galactic plane) is an imaginary plane that slices the Galaxy in half (top and bottom). In the galactic coordinate system, the equator is at galactic latitude b = 0.
Galactic Equator
The primary circle defined by the central plane of the Galaxy.
Galactic Halo ...
Galactic equator The great circle along the line of the Milky Way, marking the central plane of our galaxy.
Galaxy A large disk or ball of billions of stars and nebulae. They are the largest individual structures in the Universe.
Galactic Equator - The great circle around the sky that corresponds approximately to the center of the glowing band of the Milky Way ...
The galactic equator lies at an angle of approximately 123° from the Earth's equatorial plane.
The horizon, celestial equator, ecliptic, and galactic systems of celestial coordinates are based on the celestial horizon, celestial equator, ecliptic, and galactic equator, respectively, as the primary great circle.
The terrestrial equator is 90° from the earth's geographical poles; the celestial equator or equinoctial is 90 ° from the celestial poles; the galactic equator or galactic circle is 90° from the galactic poles.
The yellow curve that sweeps from upper right toward lower left is the Galactic Equator, where "180 degrees" marks the Galaxy's Anticenter.
No doubt many of the lucid stars which appear to lie in the Milky Way actually belong to it, and the presence of this unique cluster helps to swell the numbers along the galactic equator; but, for example, ...
astronomical coordinate system in which the principal axis is the galactic equator (the intersection of the plane of the Milky Way with the celestial sphere) and the reference points are the north galactic pole and the zero point on the galactic ...
The modern constellation sits astride both the Milky Way (and thus the Galactic equator, not shown) and the celestial equator. It is also enclosed on three sides by the bright stars of the Winter Triangle (Sirius, Procyon and Betelgeuse).
Galactic latitude (b) is measured from the galactic equator north (+) or south (-); galactic longitude (l) is measured eastward along the galactic plane from the galactic center.
It covers roughly 20% of the sky and is centered along the galactic equator, the ZoA is irregular in shape, varying in height with the widest point located towards the center of our Galaxy in the constellation Sagittarius.
IC 342 is another intermediate spiral galaxy, lying near the galactic equator, where it is pretty difficult to observe because of the dust.
Infrared imagery of a two degree wide strip along the galactic equator from L 65° (Vulpecula) to 295° (Centaurus), showing hydrogen emission nebulae (red and yellow, 24 micron), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or "carbon dust" molecules (green, ...
Extending the Deneb-Albireo line in either direction sends you soaring along the galactic equator -- a starlit boulevard abounding with celestial delights.
Below is a sequence of false-color microwave all-sky maps from the Differential Microwave Radiometer (DMR) instrument on the COBE satellite. The galactic equator runs horizontally through the center of each map.
A complete sky survey showed that the celestial distribution of gamma-rays is highly anisotropic, being concentrated along the galactic equator. In addition, an extended region around the galactic center showed a higher measured intensity.
 See also: Equator, Sky, Time, Constellation, Distance
  
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