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celestial pole

celestial pole

One of the two points where Earth's rotation axis extended outward meets the celestial sphere.

All languages

English
celestial pole
Norwegian
himmelpol
Japanese
天の極 — てんのきょく — ten no kyoku
Korean
천구의 극 — cheonguui geuk
Spanish
polo celeste
French
pôle céleste
German
Himmelspol

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