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1 Terms to define and know for the first test: Define and study the following terms
Asterism Celestial Dome Celestial Equator Celestial Sphere Circumpolar Constellation Ecliptic (Local) Meridian Nadir North Celestial Pole Polaris Seasonal Constellations South Celestial Pole Upper Transit Zenith Zodiac

2 Terms Zenith (Local) Meridian – Upper Transit – Celestial Sphere
Celestial Dome Celestial Equator Ecliptic Zodiac North Celestial Pole South Celestial Pole Circumpolar Asterism Seasonal Nadir Constellation

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