Saturn still shines in the night though, farther eastward along the ecliptic plane.

尽管如此，土星仍然在黄道平面向东更远的地方发光。

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The zodiacal glow refers to the diffuse scattered sunlight on the ecliptic plane.

黄道光指的是在黄道平面上漫散射的太阳光。

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The ecliptic plane is defined as the imaginary plane containing the Earth's orbit around the sun.

黄道平面是一个假想的平面，理论上它包含了地球环绕太阳运行的轨道。

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Short-period comets, however, are mostly confined to the ecliptic the plane in which the planets themselves are found.

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