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<p>The <b>horizontal coordinate system</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=celestial_coordinate_system">celestial coordinate system</a> that uses the observer's local <a href="page.php?w=horizon">horizon</a> as the <a href="page.php?w=fundamental_plane_%28spherical_coordinates%29">fundamental plane</a> to define two angles of a <a href="page.php?w=spherical_coordinate_system">spherical coordinate system</a>: <b>altitude</b> and <a href="page.php?w=azimuth">azimuth</a>.Therefore, the horizontal coordinate system is sometimes called the <b>az/el system</b>,</p><p>
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