Zodiac Comparison Table

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Zodiac comparison table

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equatorial sky area A fixed region on the sky defined using equatorial coordinates quantity

Zodiac A band about 8° wide on the celestial sphere, centered on the ecliptic. celestial sphere Contains twelve constellations which represent a calendar of the Sun's apparent progress across the celestial sphere. Naked eye planets are found along much the same path (the ecliptic) and caused these constellations to become a focus for astrology. ecliptic region equatorial sky area to facilitate planetary observations as most objects in solar orbit are found in this region

Subject	has definition	is part of	has historical origin	has synonym	is a kind of	is an instance of	has purpose
equatorial sky area	A fixed region on the sky defined using equatorial coordinates				quantity
Zodiac	A band about 8° wide on the celestial sphere, centered on the ecliptic.	celestial sphere	Contains twelve constellations which represent a calendar of the Sun's apparent progress across the celestial sphere. Naked eye planets are found along much the same path (the ecliptic) and caused these constellations to become a focus for astrology.	ecliptic region		equatorial sky area	to facilitate planetary observations as most objects in solar orbit are found in this region

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