If an observer could watch the Sun moving day by day against the background stars, it would follow
A) the ecliptic.
B) no specific or fixed path because Earth's tilt axis varies through the year, although it would remain within the zodiac.
C) the celestial equator.
D) a great circle crossing the celestial equator at right angles.

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The Sun appears to move along the ecliptic, which is the apparent path the Sun follows over the course of a year as seen from Earth, due to Earth's orbit around the Sun. This path is within the band of the zodiac.

If an Observer Could Watch the Sun Moving Day by Day