Except for two, most planets in the solar system are moving almost on the same plane, therefore these planets appear from the Earth always close to the Ecliptic. The two exceptions are Mercury and Pluto whose orbital planes deviate from the ecliptic plane by 7° and 17°, resp.The Equator of the Earth does not align with the ecliptic plane, but makes an angle of approx. This causes the alternation of seasons, because a particular area gets different amount of sunshine during the annual movement
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Astronomy is the science that deals with the study of celestial bodies such as the moons, planets, stars, galaxies, and Nebulae. In addition, it also deals with the physics, chemistry, and the objects evolution, and phenomena that originate outside the earth’s atmosphere.
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Thomas was operation within the same time as Galileo and actually, Thomas did his observation before Galileo. Both Galileo and Thomas were astronomers. They spent time in studying celestial bodies more so the moon. They both developed interest in studying the lunar. Unlike Galileo, Harriot did not publish his observational drawing though he was able to share his telescopic findings with a group of English correspondents. They both drew “moon maps” and they believed to be the geographical
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