The Astrology of Space - Matrix Software

The Astrology of Space
The Poles
A north and south pole were also projected that "fit"
the equator. The equatorial plane and the poles
defined, there remains but one other step to perform:
pick a point in space along this plane from which to
measure longitude.
How to Measure on the Circle
This is the most arbitrary step in the process of
defining a new coordinate system, since all directions
are equal along a circle. Astronomers attempt to
choose the most significant and least arbitrary point
along the equatorial plane of a system to be the zero
longitude point. For instance, in galactic coordinates,
the direction of the galactic center is now used as the
zero point, and so forth. All of the above mentioned
cosmic super-system were discovered in this manner.
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