Multiple Choice
What happens during the apparent retrograde motion of a planet?
A) The planet rises in the west and sets in the east.
B) The planet appears to move westward with respect to the stars over a period of many nights.
C) The planet moves backward through the sky over the course of a night.
D) The planet moves backward in its orbit around the Sun.
E) The planet moves through constellations that are not part of the zodiac.
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