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galactic latitude

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galactic latitude [gə′lak·tik ′lad·ə‚tüd]
(astronomy)
Angular distance north or south of the galactic equator; the arc of a great circle through the galactic poles, between the galactic equator and a point on the celestial sphere, measured northward or southward from the galactic equator through 90° and labeled N or S to indicate the direction of measurement.
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The final set of papers deals with astrophysics and includes discussions of quantum gravity, micro-structure of spacetime, and the origin of the universe; two strong radio bursts at high and medium galactic latitude, and effects of quantum chromodynamic phase transition on the ejected elements from the envelopes of compact stars.
Physics of self-organization systems; proceedings by SciTech Book News
As a general rule of thumb, avoid photometry of asteroids if they lie within a galactic latitude of +10 to -10[degrees].
A method for or determining the V magnitude of aster asteroids from ... by Dymock, Roger; Miles, Richard / Journal of the British Astronomical Association
Zero galactic latitude is the plane in which most of the galaxy lies.
X-ray 'ridge' in galactic center by Thomsen, Dietrick E. / Science News
 
 
 
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