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- near 21600 nmi. A minute of arc is π/10800 of a radian. A second of arc, arcsecond (arcsec), or arc second, denoted by the symbol ″, is 1/60 of an arcminute...
- and is defined as the distance at which 1 AU subtends an angle of one arcsecond (1/3600 of a degree). The nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is about 1.3...
- In geometry, a solid angle (symbol: Ω) is a measure of the amount of the field of view from some particular point that a given object covers. That is,...
- Benoit Vandame (2007). "The cir****stellar envelope of IRC+10216 from milli-arcsecond to arcmin scales". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 455 (1): 187–194. arXiv:astro-ph/0703390...
- arcsecond (30 m along the equator) and coverage includes Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Australia. A derived one arcsecond dataset...
- double prime ″ for arcseconds (1⁄60 of an arcminute). As an angular measurement, 3° 5′ 30″ means 3 degrees, 5 arcminutes and 30 arcseconds. In historical...
- diameters are typically small, it is common to present them in arcseconds (″). An arcsecond is 1/3600th of one degree (1°) and a radian is 180/π degrees...
- of Cancer is currently drifting southward at a rate of almost half an arcsecond (0.468″) of latitude, or 15 m (49 ft), per year. The circle's position...
- moonlight. The sky needs to be darker than about 20.2 magnitude per square arcsecond in order for the Milky Way to be visible. It should be visible if the...
- 3DEP which are nationally seamless at the resolution of 1/3, 1, and 2 arcseconds. Amsterdam Ordnance Datum, a.k.a. Normaal Amsterdams Peil (NAP), Dutch...