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The strip of the sky through which the sun the moon and the brightest planets appear to move in the course of a year is called what?
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The ecliptic.
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What is the region of the sky where the moon and planets appear?
The Moon, Sun and planets all appear in a strip of sky called the ecliptic. It is a plane defined by the plane of the Earth's orbit and the Sun is always on the ecliptic, while the Moon and planets stay close to it.
Why do planets wander?
The ancient Greeks called planets 'wanderers' because they appear to move through ther skies in relation to the 'fixed' stars. The apparent movement is because the planets are much closer to the Earth than the stars, and all planets rotate around the Sun, thus all move in relation to each other.
Brightest star in a constellation?
the brightest star in a constellation is called the alpha star
The belt of constellations through which all the planets move is called the?
The belt of constellations through which all the planets move is called zodiac. The true shape of the planetary orbits was discovered by Kepler.
What is the belt off constellations through which all the planets move is called?
The ecliptic
The slower moving superior-planets appear to reverse their direction of travel when what?
This is called the Retrograde
What is the region of the sky where the moon and planets appear?
The Moon, Sun and planets all appear in a strip of sky called the ecliptic. It is a plane defined by the plane of the Earth's orbit and the Sun is always on the ecliptic, while the Moon and planets stay close to it.
Why do planets wander?
The ancient Greeks called planets 'wanderers' because they appear to move through ther skies in relation to the 'fixed' stars. The apparent movement is because the planets are much closer to the Earth than the stars, and all planets rotate around the Sun, thus all move in relation to each other.
Brightest star in a constellation?
the brightest star in a constellation is called the alpha star
The belt of constellations through which all the planets move is called the?
The belt of constellations through which all the planets move is called zodiac. The true shape of the planetary orbits was discovered by Kepler.
What is is called the evening star?
Since the visible planets as a class are the brightest things in the sky (after the Sun and Moon), the first object to appear in the evening twilight sky ... referred to historically as the "Evening Star" ... is typically a planet. It can be Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, or Saturn. However, Venus is usually referred to as the Morning and Evening star.
What is the word Greek wanderer?
The Greek word planetoi means wanderer. This is why the planets in our solar system are called planets - they appear to wander about the sky relative to the fixed stars.
What is the brightest star in ursa?
The brightest star in Ursa Major is a star called Alioth.
What is the brightest asteroid thaty has been discovered?
The brightest asteroid that has been discovered is called Vesta
What is the belt off constellations through which all the planets move is called?
The ecliptic
What is the Greek word for 'wanderer'?
The Greek word planetoi means wanderer. This is why the planets in our solar system are called planets - they appear to wander about the sky relative to the fixed stars.
What name is used to describe the band of constellations that the planets pass through?
This is called the "Zodiac".
