File:Motion of Sun, Earth and Moon around the Milky Way.jpg

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English: Sun's Path Around the Milky Way. An illustration showing the path of the Sun, Earth and Moon around the Milky Way. The inclinations of the Ecliptic Plane and Celestial Equator are shown with respect to the Galactic North Pole and Galactic Plane. The inclination of the moon's orbit is shown relative to the Ecliptic Plane. The Solar System traces out a sinusoidal path in its orbit around the galactic center. Using Galactic North as the initial frame of reference, the Earth and Sun rotate counterclockwise, and the Earth revolves in a counterclockwise direction around the Sun. However, the Sun and its satellites revolve CLOCKWISE around the Milky Way.
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An illustration showing the path of the Sun, Earth and Moon around the Milky Way.

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galactic coordinate system

Astronomical coordinate systems

ecliptic coordinate system

galactic plane

Milky Way

Galactic Center of Milky Way

orbit of Earth

galactic year

Ecliptic Plane Input Catalog

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object has role: photographer
author name string: Jim slater307
Wikimedia username: Jim slater307

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