| Display title | Astronomy:Almucantar |
| Default sort key | Almucantar |
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Article description: (description) This attribute controls the content of the description and og:description elements. | An almucantar (also spelled almucantarat or almacantara) is a circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the horizon. Two stars that lie on the same almucantar have the same altitude.
The term was introduced into European astronomy by monastic astronomer Hermann Contractus of Reichenau, Latinized from... |