Meaning Obliquity of the ecliptic
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Obliquity of the ecliptic


The angle between the plane of the ecliptic (or the plane of the earth's orbit) and the plane of the earth's equator; the "tilt" of the earth. The obliquity of the ecliptic is comp [..]
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Obliquity of the ecliptic


The obliquity ( εobl) is the angle between the equator and the ecliptic. It corresponds to the angle between the axis of rotation of the Earth and the perpendicular to the ecliptic plane. See sections [..]
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Obliquity of the ecliptic


The angle which the ecliptic makes with the plane of the Earth's Equator. Its value is approximately 23.45.
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