In [[astronomy]], the '''culmination''' of a [[planet]], [[star]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellation constellation], etc. is the altitude (or elevation angle) reached when the object transits over an [[observer]]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_(astronomy) meridian]. | In [[astronomy]], the '''culmination''' of a [[planet]], [[star]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellation constellation], etc. is the altitude (or elevation angle) reached when the object transits over an [[observer]]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_(astronomy) meridian]. |