(idea) by doomyeti Wed Sep 19 2001 at 15:56:59
The astronomical coordinate system in which the position of a body on the celestial sphere is described relative to an observer's celestial horizon and zenith.

The coordinates of a point in this system are its altitude on the vertical circle, and its azimuth westward (clockwise) along the celestial horizon from the observer's south.

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