As the nearest celestial body to our earth, the moon has, of course, always been a favored object for the amateur astronomer . 月球是最接近地球的天体，当然总是业余天文学家喜爱的对象。
The celestial equivalent is measured in degrees north or south from the celestial equator and is called the declination of the body . 天球纬度是从天赤道向南或向北以度数来表示，叫做天体的偏角。
There were conventional essays "fire worship", "buds and bird voices" ; satirical excursions "the celestial railroad" . 他的作品有传统的随笔《拜火》，《蓓蕾与鸟声》；又有讽刺性的游记《通天的铁路》。
I would rather be unhappy in the memory of what she actually was, than be happy in the realization of her transformed, changed, made celestial . 我情愿回忆她的真面目而不痛快，不情愿看到她给脱胎换骨，弄得超凡脱俗而高兴。
When he was retired into himself, he will be like a celestial spirit that has a halo around him, within whose circle no grief or folly ventures . 当他独处沉思时，他就象一个光环绕身的神灵，没有任何哀思或愚念敢闯入这一光环。
For note how faint and weary and heart-sick i was a minute ago; well, i suck this celestial cordial, and now behold me as strong as an eagle . 片刻前，我还是那么虚弱、疲乏，闷闷不乐，而吸了这仙界的补汁以后，瞧我强健得象一只雄鹰。
The ability of a telescope to distinguish fine detail, or to see celestial objects that are close to each other as separate images, is called resolution . 望远镜辨认出精细结构或者把彼此靠得很近的几个天体分开成象的能力叫做分辨本领。
Celestial mechanics enables astronomers to calculate the positions of the planets at any time in the post or future and to predict the movements of comets . 天体力学使文学家能计算出行星在过去或将来任何时候的位置，并能预报彗星的运行位置。
A body subjected to gravitational attraction by the earth and orbiting the latter according to the law of celestial mechanics must be termed a "celestial body" . 一个受到地球引力吸引，并按照天体力学定律环绕地球运转的物体必须叫做“天体”。
Some celestial bodies similar to galactic nebulas but without any luminosity sometimes reveal their presence as dark patches obscuring the light of stars beyond them . 某些与银河星云相似但不发光的天体，有时看来象块黑色补丁，遮住了周围的星光。
