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Parfocal .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Refers .to .a .group .of .eyepieces .that .all .require .the .same .distance .from .the .focal .
plane .of .the .telescope .to .be .in .focus. .This .means .when .you .focus .one .parfocal .
eyepiece .all .the .other .parfocal .eyepieces, .in .a .particular .line .of .eyepieces, .will .
be .in .focus. .
Parsec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The .distance .at .which .a .star .would .show .parallax .of .one .second .of .arc. .It .is .equal .
to ..26 .light-years, .206,265 .astronomical .units, .or .0,8000,000,000,000 .km. .
(Apart .from .the .Sun, .no .star .lies .within .one .parsec .of .us.) .
Point .Source .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .An .object .which .cannot .be .resolved .into .an .image .because .it .to .too .far .away .or .
too .small .is .considered .a .point .source. .A .planet .is .far .away .but .it .can .be .resolved .
as .a .disk. .Most .stars .cannot .be .resolved .as .disks, .they .are .too .far .away. .
Reflector . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . A .telescope .in .which .the .light .is .collected .by .means .of .a .mirror. .
Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . The . minimum . detectable . angle . an . optical . system . can . detect. . Because . of .
diffraction, . there . is . a . limit . to . the . minimum . angle, . resolution. . The . larger . the .
aperture, .the .better .the .resolution. .
Right .Ascension: .(R.A.) . . . . The . angular . distance . of . a . celestial . object . measured . in . hours, . minutes, . and .
seconds .along .the .Celestial .Equator .eastward .from .the .Vernal .Equinox.
Sidereal .Rate. . . . . . . . . . . This . is . the . angular . speed . at . which . the . Earth . is . rotating. . Telescope . tracking .
motors .drive .the .telescope .at .this .rate. .The .rate .is .15 .arc .seconds .per .second .or .
15 .degrees .per .hour.
Terminator. . . . . . . . . . . . . The .boundary .line .between .the .light .and .dark .portion .of .the .moon .or .a .planet.
Universe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The . totality . of . astronomical . things, . events, . relations . and . energies . capable . of .
being .described .objectively. .
Variable .Star .. . . . . . . . . . . A .star .whose .brightness .varies .over .time .due .to .either .inherent .properties .of .the .
star .or .something .eclipsing .or .obscuring .the .brightness .of .the .star.
Waning .Moon . . . . . . . . . . . The .period .of .the .moon’s .cycle .between .full .and .new, .when .its .illuminated .portion .
is .decreasing.
Waxing .Moon. . . . . . . . . . . The . period . of . the . moon’s . cycle . between . new . and . full, . when . its . illuminated .
portion .is .increasing.
Zenith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The .point .on .the .Celestial .Sphere .directly .above .the .observer. .
Zodiac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The .zodiac .is .the .portion .of .the .Celestial .Sphere .that .lies .within .8 .degrees .on .
either .side .of .the .Ecliptic. .The .apparent .paths .of .the .Sun, .the .Moon, .and .the .
planets, .with .the .exception .of .some .portions .of .the .path .of .Pluto, .lie .within .this .
band. .Twelve .divisions, .or .signs, .each .0 .degrees .in .width, .comprise .the .zodiac. .
These .signs .coincided .with .the .zodiacal .constellations .about .2,000 .years .ago. .
Because .of .the .Precession .of .the .Earth’s .axis, .the .Vernal .Equinox .has .moved .
westward .by .about .0 .degrees .since .that .time; .the .signs .have .moved .with .it .and .
thus .no .longer .coincide .with .the .constellations. .
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