Talk:Ecliptic

Am I correct in understanding that the apparent east-to-west movement of the celestial sphere, and consequently the apparent west-to-east movement of the sun along the ecliptic, is essentially due to parallax, and the 'counterclockwise' revolution of the earth around the sun? If so, I think it would be good to mention this in the 'ecliptic' article so that the 'parallax' article can be linked. I'm new to Wikipedia, and astronomy, and would like a discussion (and hopefully confirmation) before attempting such an 'edit' myself. 149.99.132.243

Is the ecliptic the plane that contains the Earth's orbit or the apparent circle described by the Sun as viewed from Earth? If it's the plane, you cannot say that the plane intersects the celestial equator in two points as two planes intersect in a line. Please clarify before I try my hand at an edit. Danielcohn 05:13, 30 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with the most previous comment. This page is quite useful, but it could use some refinement. I think it would be better to make clear early on that the Ecliptic is a circle inscribed on the celestrial sphere, because, technically, the intersection of a plane through a sphere is still a plane.