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ECLIPTICO [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • The Sun (Astronomy)
  • The Earth (Astronomy)
DEF

The Sun's apparent orbit or path around the Earth; or the orbit of the Earth as viewed from the Sun.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Soleil (Astronomie)
  • Terre (Astronomie)
DEF

Grand cercle d'intersection avec la sphère céleste du plan de l'orbite terrestre autour du soleil ou, pour un observateur, orbite apparente du soleil autour de la terre.

OBS

Son nom lui vient du fait que les éclipses ne sont possibles que quand la lune est très voisine de son plan. L'écliptique forme avec le plan de l'équateur un angle égal à la déclinaison maximale atteinte par le soleil soit environ 23° 27'.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geografía matemática
  • Sol (Astronomía)
  • Tierra (Astronomía)
DEF

Plano en el que la Tierra describe su trayectoria elíptica alrededor del Sol.

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