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Celestial equator
The
celestial equator
is a
great circle
on the imaginary
celestial sphere
, which could be constructed by inflating the
Earth
's
equator
until it intersects with said sphere. The celestial equator is
inclined
by ~23.5°, with respect to the
ecliptic plane
; a result of
axial tilt
.
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