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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ascending node" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of astronomy or orbital mechanics to refer to the point where an orbit crosses the reference plane from south to north.
Example: "The satellite's ascending node is crucial for determining its orbital path and timing for communication with ground stations."
Alternatives: "northward crossing point" or "ascending intersection point".
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A systematic structure associated with their distribution in inclination and ascending node phase space is identified.
The guidance algorithm targets apogee, perigee, inclination and right ascension of ascending node.
The atmospheric drag effect shows a dependence on the local time of the ascending node.
The angle measured counterclockwise from the line of Ares is called the longitude of the ascending node.
The ascending node is the point where the Moon crosses the ecliptic from south to north, and the descending node is where it crosses from north to south.
The ascending node is the one where the body crosses from the south to the north side of the ecliptic, the opposite one being the descending node.
The eclipses occurring when the Moon is near its ascending node shift to the south; those happening when it is near its descending node shift to the north.
The bottom portion of the figure of the Moon's ascending node illustrates the condition necessary for a lunar eclipse.
For that we have to agree on an arbitrary reference direction, and measure the angle between that direction and the ascending node.
This angle we measure in the direction the planet is orbiting, from the line of ascending node (blue lowercase omega in the diagram).
The ascending node is the point where the planet is coming from below the plane and crosses to being above it.
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