Globe Explorer – Earth & Celestial

Drag the globe to rotate. Tap to place a marker. Switch between Earth (lat/long) and Celestial (RA/Dec) modes, with optional ecliptic and stars.

Mode & View

Mode:

Central longitude / RA: °

Central latitude / Dec: °

Graticule Continents (Earth)

Ecliptic (Celestial) Stars (Celestial)

Day/Night Terminator (Earth)

Drag to rotate. Tap on the globe to place a marker.

Observer & Time (Celestial)

Observer latitude: °

Local sidereal time (hours):

Marker Readouts

Earth:

Latitude: –°

Longitude: –°

Great-circle distance from centre: – km

Bearing from centre: –°

Celestial:

RA: – h

Dec: –°

Hour angle: – h

Altitude: –°

Azimuth: –°

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