the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator
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ecliptic::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | great circle |
all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic.
Examples of ecliptic
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The dashed line represents the ecliptic and the solid line is the galactic plane.
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However this can also have been either the celestial pole or the ecliptic pole.
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Diagram of the path of the celestial north pole around the ecliptic north pole.
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A near edge-on view of the solar ecliptic plane viewed from about 100 AU distance.
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This will be associated with wild swings in the obliquity of the ecliptic as well.
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We get a complete solar eclipse only when the Moon's path intersects the ecliptic.
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All prior observations had been made at or near the Solar System's ecliptic plane.
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The component that works along the ecliptic is known as the nutation in longitude.
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The component perpendicular to the ecliptic is known as the nutation in obliquity.
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- The great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator; "all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic"
- (ecliptical) Of or pertaining to an eclipse; Of or pertaining to an ecliptic
- An imaginary line in the sky traced by the Sun as it moves in its yearly path through the sky.
- The plane of Earth's orbit about the Sun
- The plane of orbit of the earth around the sun. An animation showing this process is available on its own page. [Icarus; v153; 111-129; 2001.]
