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The daily path of a celestial body that is parallel to the celestial equator is the __________.

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The daily path of a celestial body that is parallel to the celestial equator is the __________.

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• Celestial equator and how stars appear to move across the sky due to Earth’s rotation • Definitions of diurnal circle, hour circle, altitude circle, and vertical circle • Which circles are fixed to the sky and which are fixed to the observer’s position

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• Ask yourself: as the Earth rotates, what kind of path does a star trace on the celestial sphere, and how is that related to the celestial equator? • Which of these circles run north–south through the celestial poles, and which run east–west parallel to the celestial equator? • Which terms are based on the observer’s local horizon, and which are based on the celestial coordinate system (declination/right ascension)?

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• Identify which option describes a path that is parallel to the celestial equator everywhere on the sky, not just at your location • Separate circles that depend on your horizon (altitude/vertical) from those that depend on the celestial coordinate system • Make sure the term you pick is associated with the daily (24‑hour) apparent motion of a body caused by Earth’s rotation

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Question 1 of 20

The daily path of a celestial body that is parallel to the celestial equator is the __________.

altitude circle

diurnal circle

hour circle

vertical circle

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Question 1 / 2066636ee928f7522a1c5194e7

Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c5194e7

The daily path of a celestial body that is parallel to the celestial equator is the __________.

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The daily path of a celestial body that is parallel to the celestial equator is the __________.

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