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• n  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

• They draw a line around the sphere to represent the ecliptic, or path of the sun through the constellations, and then they are ready for some gnarly astronomy.
• The axis, he decided, is inclined about 32 from the plane of the ecliptic in which the planets revolve around the sun.
• Casting backward glances with its cameras and instruments, it soared above the ecliptic the plane formed by the paths of planets orbiting the sun and headed out of the .

News & Articles

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• The Kepler-SEP Mission: Harvesting the South Ecliptic Pole large-amplitude variables with Kepler
  As a response to the white paper call, we propose to turn Kepler to the South Ecliptic Pole (SEP) and observe thousands of large amplitude variables for years with high cadence in the frame of the Kepler-SEP Mission.
  Sept. 4, 2013 - SpaceRef