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Galactic Circle
(The) is to sidereal astronomy what the ecliptic is to
planetary astronomy. The Galaxy being the sidereal equator, the
Galactic circle is inclined to it at an angle of 63 degrees.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Galactic Circle from Infoplease:
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