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| author | Timothy Pearson <[email protected]> | 2011-12-03 11:05:10 -0600 |
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| committer | Timothy Pearson <[email protected]> | 2011-12-03 11:05:10 -0600 |
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diff --git a/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdeedu/kstars/horizon.docbook b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdeedu/kstars/horizon.docbook new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..03968069fd8 --- /dev/null +++ b/tde-i18n-en_GB/docs/tdeedu/kstars/horizon.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +<sect1 id="ai-horizon"> +<sect1info> +<author +><firstname +>Jason</firstname +> <surname +>Harris</surname +> </author> +</sect1info> +<title +>The Horizon</title> +<indexterm +><primary +>Horizon</primary> +<seealso +>Horizontal Coordinates</seealso> +</indexterm> +<para +>The <firstterm +>Horizon</firstterm +> is the line that separates Earth from Sky. More precisely, it is the line that divides all of the directions you can possibly look into two categories: those which intersect the Earth, and those which do not. At many locations, the Horizon is obscured by trees, buildings, mountains &etc;. However, if you are on a ship at sea, the Horizon is strikingly apparent. </para +><para +>The horizon is the <firstterm +>Fundamental Plane</firstterm +> of the <link linkend="horizontal" +>Horizontal Coordinate System</link +>. In other words, it is the locus of points which have an <firstterm +>Altitude</firstterm +> of zero degrees. </para> +</sect1> |