Equator in a sentence

The celestial equator is just a projection in our sky of the Earth’s terrestrial equator and occupies the same mathematical plane.

Since the earth is spherical in shape, the widest or bulgiest point is at the equator, which has to travel more miles in a single revolution on its axis, which in turn means that the land is moving faster at the equator than at any other point on earth.

A more important cause of this reduction in g at the equator is because the equator is spinning at one revolution per day, reducing the gravitational force there.

As the moon moves around its orbit it changes from north of the equator to south of the equator.

Molniya satellites main Geostationary satellites must operate above the equator and therefore appear lower on the horizon as the receiver gets the farther from the equator.

Right ascensions are measured eastward along the celestial equator from the equinox, and declinations are measured positive northward from the celestial equator - two such coordinate pairs are shown here.

The Coriolis effect (inertial force) steers flows moving towards the equator to the west and flows moving away from the equator toward the east, allowing coastally trapped waves.

The great circle line between the latter two points is the equator, and the great circle line between either of those points and the North Pole is a line of longitude; so there are right angles at the two points on the equator.

The northward equinox occurs in March when the sun crosses the equator from south to north, and the southward equinox occurs in September when the sun crosses the equator from north to south.

Theory predicts that, owing to Altair's rapid rotation, its surface gravity and effective temperature should be lower at the equator, making the equator less luminous than the poles.

All shearwaters are migratory, heading south of the equator for winter.

During this cycle, the strength of trade winds that blow westwards across the Pacific can strengthen or weaken, causing more or less cold water to upwell and flow along the equator.

He found a long stretch across the equator from South America to Africa, including both the Pacific and Indian oceans, responsible for much of the global temperature spike.

In doing so fulfilled two of his dreams: sailing the Suez Canal and crossing the equator.

In near-infrared images, these upper layers typically appear faint, with a brighter area above the equator.

On the equator in the heart of Africa, there is a mountain range called the Rwenzori Mountains, which has several glaciers.

The glacial remnant near Mars’ equator.

The rings orbit directly above Saturn’s equator and so they too are tilted to the plane of Saturn’s orbit.

They're caused when air moves from the high-pressure system pressure north of Hawaii — known as the North Pacific High — to the area of low pressure at the equator, to the south of the state.

But during its equinoxes — when the Sun is over the equator — it has a somewhat bluer tinge.