Right Ascension and Declination: The Equatorial Coordinate System
Details
| Title | Right Ascension and Declination: The Equatorial Coordinate System |
| Author | AstroNaught |
| Duration | 5:52 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=ktgA2ti54-Q |
Description
Let's talk about celestial coordinates. To look up the right ascension and declination of various objects in the sky, you can search for the object in the database SIMBAD.
0:00 Intro
0:23 Equatorial Coordinate System
1:41 Declination
3:15 Right Ascension
4:55 Summary
Sources:
-American Institute of Physics (https://www.aip.org/sites/default/files/history/teaching-guides/follow-drinking-gourd/Follow%20the%20Drinking%20Gourd_RA%20Dec%20Handout.pdf)
-The John A. Dutton e-Education Institute, PennState (https://www.e-education.psu.edu/eme811/node/642)
-Navigation and Ancillary Information Facility (https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/toolkit_docs/Tutorials/pdf/individual_docs/17_frames_and_coordinate_systems.pdf)
-Prof. Michel van Biezen (http://www.ilectureonline.com/lectures/subject/ASTRONOMY/2/3/38)
-Hong Kong Observatory (https://www.hko.gov.hk/en/gts/astronomy/sun_ra_dec.htm)
-SIMBAD (http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/)
