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 eastward with respect to the stars over a period of many nights.
C) The planet moves backward through the sky.
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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