Attn: Astronomers! Ecliptic?

[Bill, KD0HG]

I want to make sure that I understand the definition of the Ecliptic correctly...

Is it the path the sun and moon take across the sky, from east to west, crossing the Milky Way like an X?

If so, their paths across the sky change over the year, the sun moving north in the spring and south in the winter. The moon's apparent path changes as well. So, which path is the ecliptic, the more northerly or southerly one?

Would someone mind explaining it to me?

[W1RKW]

The great circle formed by the intersection of the plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere, or the apparent annual path of the sun in the heavens.

[W2INR]

I would try but this seems to be best for your answer Bill

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecliptic

[WA3VJB]

Gary, would you do my chart again ?

March 12th, 5:02PM