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Celestial Equator.

Star Trails on West Shore, Llandudno

The celestial equator is a great circle on the imaginary celestial sphere, in the same plane as the Earth's equator. In other words, it is a projection of the terrestrial equator out into space. As a result of the Earth's axial tilt, the celestial equator is inclined by 23.4° with respect to the ecliptic plane.

 

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Uploaded on June 24, 2014
Taken on June 24, 2014