Due to Earth\'s rotation, the Sun appears to trace out a complete circle centere

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Due to Earth's rotation, the Sun appears to trace out a complete circle centered on Earth every 24 hours. Imagine viewing the sky from somewhere north of 66.5 degrees north latitude (the Arctic Circle) during the summer solstice (June 21). How much of the sun?s apparent path through the sky would you observe during one 24-hour period? less than half the circular path of the Sun exactly half the circular path of the Sun. more than half (but not all) the circular path of the Sun the whole circular path of the Sun

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The sun takes a full 24 hours to make a complete circle around the celestial sphere .So during the 24 hour period you would observe the whole circular path of the sun.

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