Celestial
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Science
- SkySkyThe sky is the part of the atmosphere or outer space visible from the surface of any astronomical object. It is difficult to define precisely for several reasons. During daylight, the sky of Earth has the appearance of a pale blue surface because the air scatters the sunlight. The sky is sometimes...
objects, bodies and the following astronomy terms:- Astronomical objectAstronomical objectAstronomical objects or celestial objects are naturally occurring physical entities, associations or structures that current science has demonstrated to exist in the observable universe. The term astronomical object is sometimes used interchangeably with astronomical body...
s, see for detailed description of celestial bodies and objects - CelestiaCelestiaCelestia is a 3D astronomy program created by Chris Laurel. The program is based on the Hipparcos Catalogue and allows users to travel through an extensive universe, modeled after reality, at any speed, in any direction and at any time in history...
, a 3D astronomy program that allows users to travel through the universe - Celestial coordinate systemCelestial coordinate systemIn astronomy, a celestial coordinate system is a coordinate system for mapping positions on the celestial sphere.There are different celestial coordinate systems each using a system of spherical coordinates projected on the celestial sphere, in analogy to the geographic coordinate system used on...
, a system for mapping positions on the celestial sphere - Celestial mechanicsCelestial mechanicsCelestial mechanics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the motions of celestial objects. The field applies principles of physics, historically classical mechanics, to astronomical objects such as stars and planets to produce ephemeris data. Orbital mechanics is a subfield which focuses on...
, the branch of astronomy that deals with the motions of celestial objects - Celestial navigationCelestial navigationCelestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is a position fixing technique that has evolved over several thousand years to help sailors cross oceans without having to rely on estimated calculations, or dead reckoning, to know their position...
, a position fixing technique that helps sailors cross the oceans - Celestial sphereCelestial sphereIn astronomy and navigation, the celestial sphere is an imaginary sphere of arbitrarily large radius, concentric with the Earth and rotating upon the same axis. All objects in the sky can be thought of as projected upon the celestial sphere. Projected upward from Earth's equator and poles are the...
, an imaginary sphere concentric with the Earth all objects in the sky can be thought of as projected upon the celestial sphere - Celestial spheresCelestial spheresThe celestial spheres, or celestial orbs, were the fundamental entities of the cosmological models developed by Plato, Eudoxus, Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus and others...
, fundamental entities of the cosmological models developed by Plato, Eudoxus, Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus and others
- Astronomical object
Music
- Celestial (Circle X album)Celestial (Circle X album)Celestial is the final full-length studio album by Circle X and was released in 1994.After experimenting and releasing EPs for more than a decade, Celestial marked the bands first major release since Prehistory in 1983....
, the final full-length studio album by Circle X released in 1994 - Celestial (Isis Album), the first full-length album by Isis released in 2000
- Celestial (RBD album)Celestial (RBD album)Celestial is the third Spanish studio album from Mexican Latin pop group RBD.- Album information :The album was released on November 21, 2006 through EMI in Mexico and on November 24 in the United States. RBD also recorded this album in Portuguese, see Celestial ...
, the third Spanish studio album by Mexican Latin pop group RBD- "Celestial" (song)Celestial (song)"Celestial" is a Latin pop song written by Carlos Lara and Pedro Damián and recorded by the Mexican pop group RBD for their third Spanish studio album Celestial.-Release:...
, a song from the above album - Celestial (Versão Brasil)Celestial (Versão Brasil)Celestial is the third Portuguese studio album from the popular Mexican Latin pop group RBD. It is the Portuguese version of Celestial and was released on December 4, 2006 through EMI Records in Brazil...
, the Portuguese version of the album
- "Celestial" (song)
- Celestial RecordingsCelestial RecordingsCelestial Recordings was a record label founded in 1998 by producers Daddy Kev and Hive. The label specialized in the underground hip-hop and drum and bass genres, often fusing the two. After the release of more than 40 albums and 12-inches, Celestial Recordings ceased operations in 2002....
, a record label from 1998–2002 - CelestiialCelestiialCelestiial is a one-man funeral doom metal band from Minnesota. The band consists of Tanner R. Anderson, who has been, and still is, a member of several other bands. Celestiial is known for making use of numerous instruments in its music, combining traditional folk instruments with more modern...
, a one-man funeral doom metal band from Minnesota
Television
- Celestial digimon, used in Digimon FrontierDigimon Frontieris the 4th Digimon TV series first broadcast in 2002. After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages, the five main characters go to a subway station and take a train to the Digital World. Once there, they meet two secondary characters, Bokomon and Neemon, who act as guides, and tell the...
, a TV series first broadcast in 2002 - Celestial MoviesCelestial MoviesCelestial Movies is a 24-hour movie channel bringing current Chinese blockbusters to the world. The channel also showcases internationally acclaimed titles from Japan and Korea, and features behind-the-scenes, interviews with movie stars and directors, entertainment news and film award ceremonies...
, a 24-hour satellite broadcast movie channel - Celestial Navigation (The West Wing), 15th episode of the TV series The West Wing
Animal kingdom
- Celestial EyeCelestial EyeCelestial eye goldfish or Choten gan is a double-tailed breed of fancy goldfish that has a breed-defining pair of telescope eyes which are turned upwards, pupils gazing skyward...
, a breed of goldfish related to the Telescope eye - Celestial Parrotlet (Forpus coelestis), also known as Pacific Parrotlet and Lesson's Parrotlet
Games and comics
- Celestial (comics)Celestial (comics)The Celestials are a group of fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters first appear in Eternals #1 and were created by writer-artist Jack Kirby....
, a race of powerful alien beings in Marvel Comics - Celestials (Dungeons & Dragons), a race of angel-like beings in the Dungeons & Dragons game
- Various usages of "Celestial" in the mmorpg DofusDofusDofus is a Flash based massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed and published by Ankama Games, a French computer game manufacturer. Originally released solely in French, it has since been translated into many other languages. It is primarily a Pay to Play game, though it still...
including monsters, attacks and items. - Various usages of "Celestial" in the video game ŌkamiOkamiis an action-adventure video game developed by Clover Studio and published by Capcom. It was released for Sony's PlayStation 2 video game console in 2006 in Japan and North America, and 2007 in Europe and Australia...
, the most prominent is the Celestial Brush - There is a celestial in Touhou, Known as Tenshi Hinanai. Celestials in Touhou are described to be former humans, and can be divided into 2 classes: those who gained immortality and ascended to heaven, and those who attained enlightenment and entered Nirvana.
Religion
- Celestial Kingdom, the highest of three heavens or heavenly kingdoms in Mormon theology
- HeavenHeavenHeaven, the Heavens or Seven Heavens, is a common religious cosmological or metaphysical term for the physical or transcendent place from which heavenly beings originate, are enthroned or inhabit...
- Supernatural beings that dwell in heaven such as divinities and angelAngelAngels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...
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- Supernatural beings that dwell in heaven such as divinities and angel
See also
- CelestaCelestaThe celesta or celeste is a struck idiophone operated by a keyboard. Its appearance is similar to that of an upright piano or of a large wooden music box . The keys are connected to hammers which strike a graduated set of metal plates suspended over wooden resonators...
- Celestia (disambiguation)Celestia (disambiguation)Celestia is a free astronomy computer program.Celestia may also refer to:* Celestia , a black metal band from Avignon, France* Mount Celestia, a fictional place in the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game...
- Celestial (Chinese)Celestial (Chinese)Celestial was a term used to describe Chinese emigrants to the United States, Canada and Australia during the 19th century. The term was widely used in the popular mass media of the day. The term is from Celestial Empire , a traditional name for China....
, a term used to describe Chinese emigrants to the United States, Canada and Australia during the 19th century - Tianchao DaguoTianchao DaguoTianchao Daguo is a Chinese term from the imperial era, when the court of the empire was at times referred to as the "Celestial Dynasty" because the emperor was supposed to have obtained the Mandate of Heaven...
or "Celestial Kingdom", a term used to refer to the country of China - Celestial SeasoningsCelestial SeasoningsCelestial Seasonings is a tea company based in Boulder, Colorado, United States that specializes in herbal tea but also sells green, wellness, red, white, chai, holiday and black teas. They account for over $100,000,000 in herbal tea blends sales in the United States annually. All of their teas are...
- Hain Celestial GroupHain Celestial GroupThe Hain Celestial Group is a food company whose main focus is natural and organic foods and personal care products. Their products range from herbal teas, offered through their Celestial Seasonings brand to organic free range chickens from the FreeBird brand...
- Celestial SemiconductorCelestial SemiconductorCelestial Semiconductor, Inc. is a Beijing, China-based fabless semiconductor company which provides System-On-Chip solutions mainly for set-top boxes used on televisions.- History :...