The "zodiac" is ________.
A. a pink-colored glow above the horizon due to scattered sunlight
B. a series of astrological signs
C. a band of stars falling along the Celestial Equator
D. a belt-shaped region of the sky surrounding the ecliptic
E. a group of constellations through which the Sun passes on the equinoxes
Answer: D
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