What is the ecliptic?
A)a half- circle extending from your horizon due north, through your zenith, to your horizon due south
B)the path the Sun appears to trace around the celestial sphere each year
C)the Sun's daily path from east to west in our sky
D)the path traced by the Moon's shadow on Earth during a solar eclipse

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The ecliptic is the path that the Sun appears to trace around the celestial sphere each year. This path also intersects the celestial equator at two points, marking the equinoxes.

What Is the Ecliptic