si dispone quasi orizzontalmente contrapposta

English translation: almost directly opposite in the night sky

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Italian term or phrase:	si dispone quasi orizzontalmente contrapposta
English translation:	almost directly opposite in the night sky
Entered by:	Katharine Prucha

10:42 Jan 23, 2007

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Science - Astronomy & Space

Italian term or phrase: si dispone quasi orizzontalmente contrapposta

From a text on the constellations - the Great Bear (Orsa Maggiore):

"Essa domina la parte più alta del nostro cielo (dalle nostre latitudini non scompare mai sotto l’orizzonte) e **si dispone quasi orizzontalmente contrapposta** all’Orsa Minore"

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almost directly opposite in the night sky

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I'm not exactly sure how to express the "orizzontalmente" bit, but it means that to the observer the two constellations (the Big and Little Dipper) appear almost directly opposite one another in relation to the horizon. In other words, not opposite each other on the entire celestial sphere (which you wouldn't be able to see from the earth's surface, of course), just opposite as seen in the night sky by a single observer.

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