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Chapter 1, Figure 6
Figure
1.6
The Sun's
path across the background stars is called the ecliptic. The Sun appears to
lie in Taurus in June, in Cancer during August, in Virgo during October, and
so forth. Note that the ecliptic is also where the Earth's orbital plane cuts
the celestial sphere.
