: The apparent path of the sun in the sky. More accurately, it is the intersection of the celestial sphere with the plane of the ecliptic, which is the geometric plane containing the mean orbit of the Earth around the Sun. So named because an eclipse can occur only when the Moon lies on this plane
{n} a line of the sphere of the worl, which the sun describes in its annual revolution
The sun's apparent path across the sky that tracks a circle through the celestial sphere
the apparent path of the sun among the stars during a year Strictly, it is the projection of the plane of the earth's orbit on the celestial sphere It is a great circle inclined 23-1/2 degrees to the celestial equator It cuts the equator at two points, the equinoxes, the points where it is furthest from the equator are the solstices
The plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun Most objects in the solar system are in orbits very close to the ecliptic plane Conversely, the ecliptic is the path of the sun against the sky with respect to the stars
The apparent path of the sun against the sky background (celestial sphere); formally, the mean plane of the earth's orbit about the sun
the path along which the sun seems to move (ecliptica linea ). Great circle that is the apparent path of the Sun among the constellations in the course of a year; from another viewpoint, the projection on the celestial sphere of the orbit of Earth around the Sun, which intersects the plane of the celestial equator at the vernal and autumnal equinoxes. The constellations of the zodiac are arranged along the ecliptic
The ecliptic is the path that the Sun appears to take between the stars, as seen from the Earth All the planets and the Moon also stay close to the ecliptic
The apparent annual path of the sun among the stars; the intersection of the plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere
The imaginary line traced by the Sun in its annual journey through the stars as, viewed from the Earth The plane of the ecliptic is the plane which passes through all the points on this path All the planets and the Moon, since they orbit approximately in the same plane as the Earth, are always found on, or very close to, the ecliptic
The path the Sun takes through our sky over the course of a year It represents the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun
It is the apparent path of the sun, or the real path of the earth as seen from the sun
The great circle made by the intersection of the plane of the Earth's orbit with the celestial sphere (Less properly, the apparent path of the Sun around the sky during the year )
The projection of the Earth's orbit on to the celestial sphere It may also be defined as the apparent yearly path of the Sun against the stars"
A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe, making an angle of 23° 28′ with the equator; used for illustrating and solving astronomical problems
A line around the middle of the celestial sphere, connecting the points occupied by the Sun over the year The moon and the visible planets also appear to move very close to that line, which cuts the celestial equator at an angle of about 23 5o See plane of the ecliptic
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"
The plane of the Earth's orbit As seen from the Earth, this is the apparent path of the Sun on the celestial sphere
The geometric plane that contains the sun and the orbit of the Earth. Thus, the apparent path of the sun in the sky. So named because an eclipse can occur only when the Moon lies on this plane
great circle that is a projection of the Earth's orbit onto the sky, or the path the Sun takes through the stars in its annual motion It is tilted by 23 5° with respect to the celestial equator
Plane of earth's orbit projected upon the celestial sphere (the apparent path of the sun)
An imaginary line marking the Sun's path through the sky during the year, which also is the approximate path of the planets through the heavens The ecliptic is actually a projection of the plane of the Earth's orbit onto the sky Since the Earth is located in the plane of the orbit, the ecliptic is projected as a line on the sky The orbits of the planets are tilted relative to this plane from less than one degree to about seven degrees for all the planets save Pluto, which is inclined by about 17 degrees Thus all the planets, and the Moon, follow the path of the ecliptic fairly well
A great circle of the celestial sphere, making an angle with the equinoctial of about 23° 28&prime
ecliptica linea, from eclipsis = [Latin] to omit, fail, and linea = [Latin] line The ecliptic is the path that the Sun appears to take between the stars, as seen from the Earth All the planets and the Moon also stay close to the ecliptic
The great circle formed by the intersection of the plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere, or the apparent annual path of the sun in the heavens [16]
The apparent path the Sun (and, approximately that of the planets) as seen against the stars Since the plane of the Earth's equator is inclined at 23 5 degrees to that of its orbit, the ecliptic is inclined to the celestial equator by the same angle The ecliptic intersects the celestial equator at the two equinoxes
The intersection of the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun (or apparent orbit of the Sun around the Earth) and the celestial sphere