Website Detail Page
written by
David Stern
Available Languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish
This web page provides an elementary introduction and overview of the ecliptic, and a discussion of the path of the planets. A lesson plan and related pages are also linked to this page.
This is part of an extensive web site, "From Stargazers to Starships", that uses the topics of space exploration and space science to introduce topics in physics and astronomy. Translations in French, Italian and Spanish are available.
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![]() <a href="https://psrc.aapt.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=6656">Stern, David. From Stargazers to Starships: The Path of the Sun, the Ecliptic. March 24, 2006.</a>
![]() D. Stern, From Stargazers to Starships: The Path of the Sun, the Ecliptic (2005), <http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Secliptc.htm>.
![]() Stern, D. (2006, March 24). From Stargazers to Starships: The Path of the Sun, the Ecliptic. Retrieved February 10, 2025, from http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Secliptc.htm
![]() Stern, David. From Stargazers to Starships: The Path of the Sun, the Ecliptic. March 24, 2006. http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Secliptc.htm (accessed 10 February 2025).
![]() Stern, David. From Stargazers to Starships: The Path of the Sun, the Ecliptic. 2005. 24 Mar. 2006. 10 Feb. 2025 <http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Secliptc.htm>.
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Month = {March 24, 2006},
Year = {2005}
}
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