The precession of the equinoxes occurs in a(n) __________.
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option B — westerly direction
According to Bowditch, the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon on the Earth's equatorial bulge causes the Earth's rotational axis to wobble slowly, resulting in the westward retrograde motion of the equinoxes along the ecliptic.
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