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The ecliptic lies along the celestial equator.
The ecliptic contains the North Star, Polaris.
The ecliptic crosses the celestial equator in two places.
The ecliptic lies in the plane formed by the Earth's orbit around the
Sun.
The celestial equator is the Earth's equator projected onto the celestial sphere.
The ecliptic reaches a maximum above the celestial equator in two places.
Equinox comes from Latin and means equal night.
The winter solstice occurs when the sun appears farthest north.
The equinoxes occur when the sun is farthest from the celestial
equator.
The sun crosses the celestial equator in December and June.
The vernal equinox follows the summer solstice in 3 months.
The sun is directly over the tropic of Cancer at the summer solstice
The ecliptic contains the North Star, Polaris.
The ecliptic crosses the celestial equator in two places.
The ecliptic lies in the plane formed by the Earth's orbit around the
Sun.
The celestial equator is the Earth's equator projected onto the celestial sphere.
The ecliptic reaches a maximum above the celestial equator in two places.
Equinox comes from Latin and means equal night.
The winter solstice occurs when the sun appears farthest north.
The equinoxes occur when the sun is farthest from the celestial
equator.
The sun crosses the celestial equator in December and June.
The vernal equinox follows the summer solstice in 3 months.
The sun is directly over the tropic of Cancer at the summer solstice