meridian transit

基本解釋

The low-latitude meridian circle is requested to determine the transit time and the apparent zenith distance simultaneously when a star is passing across the meridian of the instrument;
為了滿足低緯子午環(huán)絕對測定方法的要求，即在子午方向同時測定天體中天時刻和天頂距；
The first meridian circle of China has been installed at CSAO in April 1990. This horizontal reflecting transit circle with 240ram effective aperture is developed by CSAO, NAIF and CUO.
我國第一架水平子午環(huán)，其有效口徑在世界上為最大，于1990年4月在陜西天文臺臨時觀測室安裝就緒。