Fairfax County Public Schools Planetarium Website with Spitz Projector


The Coordinates Projector

coordinates projector

The coordinates projector projects a partial equatorial coordinate system on the dome. The vertical lines (similar to longitude lines) are lines of right ascension. The horizontal lines (similar to latitude lines) are circles of declination.

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Last updated September 27, 2008