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celestial sphere

an imaginary sphere of infinite extent on which all celestial objects appear to lie: the observer is always at its center

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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