Science / Weather / Celestial Sphere: The apparent sphere of infinite radius having the earth as its center. All heavenly bodies (planets, stars, etc.) appear on the 'inner surface' of this sphere and the sun moves along the ecliptic.
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Celestial Adjective Synonyms: heavenly, divine, spiritual, godly, paradisiac(al) or paradisaic, sublime, empyrean, Elysian, ethereal, immortal, supernatural
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Sphere Adjective Synonyms: globe, orb, globule, spherule, drop, droplet, bubble
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Science / Weather / Mesosphere: The layer of the atmosphere located between the stratosphere and the ionosphere, where temperatures drop rapidly with increasing height. It extends between 31 and 50 miles (17 to 80 kilometers) above MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Music Of The Spheres: In medieval and Renaissance Europe, many scholars believed in a beautiful song created by the movement of the heavenly bodies (sun, moon, and planets). The music of spheres supposedly was infinitely b MORE
Science / Astrology / Longitude, Celestial: The distance in degrees (arc) from 0° Aries eastward to any given point that intersects the ecliptic. Celestial longitude is measured from 0° to 360°. For example, 10° Taurus is expressed astronom MORE
Science / Biology / Lithosphere: The solid outer layer of the Earth; includes both the land area and the land beneath the oceans and other water bodies. MORE
Science / Astrology / Latitude, Celestial: Angular distance measured north or south of the plane of the ecliptic. MORE
Science / Weather / Photosphere: The intensely bright portion of the sun visible to the unaided eye; the 'surface' of the sun. Reaching temperatures estimated at about 11,000°F, it is the portion of the sun's atmosphere which emit MORE