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OCTANTPosition of a celestial body one-eighth of a circle (45) distant from another (6)
SYZYGYEither of the two positions of a celestial body when sun, earth and the body lie in a straight line
OCTANSA sector of one-eighth of a circle's circumference; or, an instrument resembling said arc (6)
ASTRALSuch a body, one may imagine, is out of this world! (6)
OXLANDOne eighth of a carucate of a ploughed area (6)
OCTILEEighth of a circle
GALLONBritish imperial unit of capacity equal to one eighth of a bushel (6)
DRACHMBritish unit of measurement equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce (6)
EGRESS(astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an celipse (6)
ZENITHHighest point of a celestial body in the sky (6)
APOGEEPoint in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited (6)
ALBEDOReflection of a celestial body
HERMITOne tending to be distant from the rim (6)
DASHEROne eighth of a famous flying team
REMOTEDistant (from civilisation?) (6)
OFFINGDistant from the shore (6)
MIDWAYEqually distant from the extremes (6)
SPHERERound three-dimensional figure with all points equally distant from the centre
UNITSubdivision of a larger military body; one of a set of cupboards or cabinets forming a fitted kitchen; a standard measure of a quantity; or, an educational course credit (4)
URANUSPlanet that's more distant from the Sun than Saturn