azimuth

Also known as azimuth angle

right|thumb|The azimuth is the angle formed between a reference direction (in this example north) and a sightline|line from the observer to a point of interest projected on the same plane as the reference direction orthogonal to the [[zenith.]]

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Azimuth is the angle measured from a reference direction (usually north) to a point you're looking at, calculated along a flat horizontal plane. It matters because it's a practical way to describe the direction of objects or locations relative to where you are standing.

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Commons category: Azimuth

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Etymology
In astronomy
In navigation
True north-based azimuths
In geodesy
In cartography
Map projections
Related coordinates
Right ascension
Polar coordinate
Other uses
See also
References
Further reading
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An azimuth (; from ) is the horizontal angle from a cardinal direction, most commonly north, in a local or observer-centric spherical coordinate system.