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a. the plane that is perpendicular to the Earth's axis of rotation.
b. the projection of the Earth's equator onto the sky.
c. the path traced out by the Moon in our sky in one month against the background stars.
d. the path traced out by the Sun in our sky over one year against the background stars.


D

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