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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4543. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Coordinates, Time, And Motion, Positional Concepts

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A great circle on the celestial sphere which represents the apparent annual path of the Sun in its motion relative to the background stars. It is so called because eclipses can occur when the Moon crosses it. Due to the motion of the Earth around the Sun, the Sun appears to move across the celestial sphere, completing one full circuit in a year. The ecliptic, in fact, represents the intersection ...

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