Talk:Horizontal coordinate system
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Azimuth and altitude? I thought it was azimuth and elevation. Denelson83 10:28, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)
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- I have also heard it as elevation. I have added a note to the article to reflect that usage. kostmo 00:24, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
I have read on the BDL glossary (Bureau des longitudes, french reference for ephemerides computation, sorry it is in french) that the azimuth is measured from south for astronomers and from north for sailors. So I guess it should be from south for this article about celestial coordinate systems. What do you think about that ? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.153.110.3 (talk • contribs) 16:25, 18 January 2005 (UTC)
