'''Ecliptic''' is the plane in space which contains the [[Sun]], [[Earth]], and the other major planets:<ref>http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Secliptc.htm</ref>
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'''Ecliptic''' is the plane in space which the Sun and other major planets orbit the Earth in. :<ref>http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Secliptc.htm</ref>
:[T]he solar system is rather flat, with all its major parts moving in nearly the same plane.
:[T]he solar system is rather flat, with all its major parts moving in nearly the same plane.