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Description: Side view of the plane of the ecliptic (also known as the ecliptic plane) is the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun.[1] It is the primary reference plane when describing the position of bodies in the Solar System,[2] with celestial latitude being measured relative to the ecliptic plane.
Title: Ecliptic plane side view
Credit: Own work
Author: Lookang many thanks to author of original simulation = Todd K. Timberlake author of Easy Java Simulation = Francisco Esquembre
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
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