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Digital Universe Guide - Hayden Planetarium

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172 4. THE EXTRAGALACTIC ATLAS<br />

4.3.4 Equatorial Coordinates<br />

Group Name radec<br />

Reference —<br />

Prepared by Brian Abbott (AMNH/<strong>Hayden</strong>)<br />

Labels Yes<br />

Files radec.speck<br />

Dependencies none<br />

The equatorial coordinates trace Earth’s system of latitude and longitude onto the night sky. The<br />

brighter blue line is the celestial equator and lies directly above Earth’s equator. A detailed description<br />

of the equatorial coordinates can be found in “Equatorial Coordinates Sphere” in the Milky Way Atlas.<br />

From outside Earth’s view, the coordinates are rendered as a sphere. The radius of this sphere is<br />

1 megaparsec, coincident with the sphere of stars, the constellations, and the visible Milky Way.

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