I Is the Ecliptic Plane the Same as the Apparent Path of the Sun?

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The ecliptic plane is defined as the path of the Earth around the Sun, with a very flat orientation, as evidenced by Jupiter's slight deviation of only 0.5 degrees. The ecliptic also refers to the apparent path of the Sun over the course of a year. Both concepts describe the same motion but from different reference frames: from the Sun's perspective, the Earth is moving, while from Earth's perspective, the Sun appears to move. Ultimately, both descriptions relate to the same plane of motion. Understanding this duality clarifies the relationship between the ecliptic plane and the apparent solar path.
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Does beta, the angle to the ecliptic plane, of distant stars change? If it does it is probably very little over a long period of time.
Please correct my statements: By definition, the ecliptic plane is the path of the Earth around our Sun. Beta of Earth is 0.0000.
The ecliptic is very flat since Jupiter is only 0.5 degrees off the ecliptic.
From Wikipedia: " The ecliptic is actually the apparent path of the Sun throughout the course of a year." Is that the same as the ecliptic plane is the path of the Earth around our Sun?
 
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KurtLudwig said:
From Wikipedia: " The ecliptic is actually the apparent path of the Sun throughout the course of a year." Is that the same as the ecliptic plane is the path of the Earth around our Sun?
Yes. It's just a matter of choosing your reference frame - from the Sun it appears that the Earth is moving, from Earth it's the Sun. But it's the same motion, in the same plane.
 
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