Glossary

NCP - North Celestial Pole

updated:  2022-06-30

The North Celestial Pole (NCP) and the South Celestial Pole (SCP) lie directly above North and South Poles of Earth. The NCP and SCP form the poles of a great circle on celestial sphere, analogous to the equator on Earth. It is called the celestial equator and it lies directly above the Earth's equator.

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