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If Earth did not turn on its axis could you still define an ecliptic?
Yes. The ecliptic plane is the plane of the earth's orbit around the sun. From where we sit, it appears as the path (line) that the sun travels through the stars. The 'signs' of astrology originated as the constellations along that line. All of this is associated with the earth's revolution around the sun, not its daily rotation.
Why sun is not rotate?
In fact, the Sun does rotate.
Which direction does Neptune rotate around the Sun?
Counterclockwise (that's anticlockwise) as viewed from above its North Pole.
What two planets rotate with small axis tilts and in the same direction that they orbit the Sun?
Mercury and Jupiter.
What is the Moon's orbital plane?
The ecliptic. Because it is the plane that contains the earth as it orbits the sun, by definition it is also the plane that contains the sun as we observe it in its yearly journey through the stars.
Is uranus rotate around the sun in counter-clockwise direction?
No, all the planets go round the Sun in the same direction. However Uranus also revolves around its own axis, which is inclined at 98 degrees to the ecliptic, so sometimes it rolls along and other times the axis is pointed nearly straight at the Sun.
Do the planets and sun rotate the same direction?
Only some.
What direction does the sun rotate?
The sun rotates in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from above its north pole.
If Earth did not turn on its axis could you still define an ecliptic?
Yes. The ecliptic plane is the plane of the earth's orbit around the sun. From where we sit, it appears as the path (line) that the sun travels through the stars. The 'signs' of astrology originated as the constellations along that line. All of this is associated with the earth's revolution around the sun, not its daily rotation.
What travels on the ecliptic?
the sun travels along the ecliptic
What direction do the planets revolve around the sun?
From the perspective of looking downward at the plane of the ecliptic where North is up, the planets revolve counterclockwise.
Does sun revolve in the same ecliptic plane?
The 'ecliptic' plane is the plane that contains the Sun and the Earth's orbit around it.
What is ecliptic in relationship to the sun and the earth?
Ecliptic means the imaginary line that marks the path the Sun moves on annually. The ecliptic path projects the Earth's orbit and along helps mark when eclipses will occur.
Most planets rotate on their axes in what direction?
Most planets rotate on their axes in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from above the Sun's north pole. This direction is known as prograde rotation. Venus is an exception, as it rotates in a retrograde or clockwise direction.
Why does the ecliptic show?
The ecliptic is the apparent path of the sun's movement in space, as viewed from the earth.
Why sun does not rotate?
The Sun does rotate.
What a lie along the elliptic?
I think you mean the ecliptic. This refers to the paths of the planets as they orbit the sun. Also, the moon and movement of the sun are on the ecliptic when viewed from earth, which is why we get eclipses, from which the word 'ecliptic' is derived.
