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Ecliptic
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the apparent path that the Sun traces in the sky over the course of a year, which is also the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun
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The ecliptic is the path along which the Sun appears to move through the sky over the course of a year.
The ecliptic plane serves as a reference for the orbits of planets and other celestial bodies in the solar system.
ecliptic
01
relating to the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun, or the apparent path of the Sun in the sky
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The ecliptic plane is the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun.
The ecliptic path marks the apparent yearly journey of the Sun through the zodiac.
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