What is the circle of illumination? Why does it not coincide with the axis of the Earth?
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Answer: Circle of illumination is an imaginary line that separates light from darkness and day from night. Earth's axis refers to an imaginary line going through the center of the earth from top to bottom.The earth revolves around the sun the axis point towards and then away from the sun thus the circle of illumination does not coincide with the poles but some other line of attitude and at these latitudes, during the summer solstice, the sun would appear at the horizon 0 degree's sun angle.
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the imaginary line which divides the part of the earth with the day and night is called the circle of illumination
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