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| lower culmination comparison table | ||||
| Subject | is an instance of | is a kind of | has definition | has synonym | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| culmination | location dependent periodic celestial event | Passage of a celestial object across the observer's meridian. More precisely, culmination is the passage through the point of greatest altitude in the diurnal path. | meridian passage | |
| lower culmination | culmination | Passage of a celestial object across the observer's meridian. The crossing farther from the zenith. | culmination below pole | 
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