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Earth's revolution (along its orbit around the sun) is what determines which constellations will be visible in the night sky. That being said, this is why different parts of the world get different constellations that those here in the US can't see. This is also true about the southern having different ones than those in the northen hemisphere.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 16y agoGood question! We know that the earth revolves around the sun once every 365 days (366 on leap years). So, as a result, what we see in the sky at night will shift accordingling. For example, the moon revolves around earth. At different times of the year, the moon tends to sit in a fixed position. Same with stars and constellations. At different times of the year, constellations will appear to sit in rather fixed positions. === === In your free time, grab a plate and put a small dab of ketchup on the outter edge. Hold the plate at eye level at a slight angle so the side farthest from you is higher up. Make sure your ketchup dab is on the left side. Then slowly rotate your plate clockwise (your ketchup should move to the right). This will imitate how we preceive celestial bodies from earth.
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∙ 14y agoNo; the Earth rotates, the stars remain more or less in their places, far, far away from here. Any proper movement of the stars will usually not be noticed from here within a human lifetime.
No; the Earth rotates, the stars remain more or less in their places, far, far away from here. Any proper movement of the stars will usually not be noticed from here within a human lifetime.
No; the Earth rotates, the stars remain more or less in their places, far, far away from here. Any proper movement of the stars will usually not be noticed from here within a human lifetime.
No; the Earth rotates, the stars remain more or less in their places, far, far away from here. Any proper movement of the stars will usually not be noticed from here within a human lifetime.
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∙ 13y agoThe stars seem to revolve around us, as a result of Earth's rotation.
The stars seem to revolve around us, as a result of Earth's rotation.
The stars seem to revolve around us, as a result of Earth's rotation.
The stars seem to revolve around us, as a result of Earth's rotation.
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∙ 13y agoConstellations do not orbit the Sun. Constellations are comprised of several other stars like our Sun, but those starts do not revolve around our star.
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No, the stars are VERY distant. In fact, the Sun is just one star among billions, slowly orbiting the center of the galaxy.
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∙ 13y agoThe earth's rotation's only effect on the view of the stars is the direction you're looking in when you look in the sky.
Thus, during the day, you're looking "at the sun," and at night, you're looking "away from the sun."
This is also dependent on the earth's position in it's orbit around the sun, because depending on the time of year, the sun's light obscures different stars from our view, and looking "away from the sun" means looking in one direction in winter, and in the opposite direction in summer.
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∙ 13y agoExcept for the brightest stars, such as supernovae, we can not see stars during the day. This means that stars are only visible at night, when the Sun is "behind" our point of reference. The primary factor, then, is the Earth's rotation, i.e. we can only see stars on our dark side.
Our revolution, on the other hand, constantly changes the "dark half" of the sky. As we revolve (orbit) around the sun, we are treated to a constantly changing panorama of stars.
Keep in mind that the Earth is rotating at the same time it is revolving. Because of this, there is a difference between the time it takes to revolve once relative to the sun vs once relative to distant stars. This introduces two terms; sidereal day, which is about 23 hours and 56 minutes, accounting for our rotation with respect to a distant star, and tropical day, which is 24 hours, accounting for our rotation with respect to the Sun.
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∙ 11y agoStars appear to rise in the east and set in the west.
As the year progresses an observer on Earth sees different parts of the sky when it is night. The constellations appear to wander from east to west.
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∙ 13y agoThe stars seem to revolve around us, as a result of Earth's rotation.
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∙ 14y agoThe only thing that revolves around Earth is our man made satellites, the moon, and some space junk. Other than that, nothing revolves around Earth.
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The earth rotates on what is called?
The Earth rotates on an invisable axis.
What changes as the Earth rotates?
The amount of sunlight light falling on a given area changes as the Earth rotates -- night & day
How did Ptolemy explain the change of constellations during the year?
All the constellations were fixed to a crystal sphere that rotates at a slightly different rate from the Sun's rotation rate. So while the Sun goes round 365 times in a year, the sphere of the constellations go round 366 times.
What is the imaginary line the earth rotates on?
The earth rotates on it's axis, the imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole through the center of the earth.
When does the earth rotates through 360 degrees longitude?
The Earth rotates through 360 degrees longitude every 24 hours.
Why do the planets appear to move through the constellations instead of with the constellations as Earth rotates?
Because the planets are closer to the earth than the star that make the constellations are. They are also orbiting the sun along with the earth.
Where do the constellations rise in the nigth sky?
Constellations rise in the East and proceed westward during the night as the Earth rotates under them.
Why does the little dipper appear to move?
since earth rotates, the constellations will seem to move across the sky.
What star constellations cross paths in summer?
None - they all move together across the sky as Earth rotates.
Where do the constellations rise into view during the year?
Because the Earth rotates, EVERYTHING rises in the east and sets in the west.
Do all constellations rise and set?
Yes - EVERYTHING in the sky rises and sets, because Earth rotates on it's axis.
Which motion causes some constellations to be visible in New York State only during winter nights and other constellations to be visible only during summer nights?
Earth rotates on its axis.
How is the earths movement related to the constellations?
It isn't - the Earth rotates. As a result, everything in the sky, day and night, appears to rise and set.
Why do you not see the same constellations all year long?
because as the earth rotates we go into summer and then we cannot see the winter constallations because they are on the other side of the earth
Why can you only see certain constellations during certain seasons?
the earth rotates and spins making u c diffrent one that r on the other side of the sun or the earth
How many constellations in the Earth?
There are no constellations in the Earth. They are in space. There are 88 official constellations.
Are constellations always in the same part of the sky?
No - as Earth rotates the stars and constellations seem to move. Also, as Earth orbits the sun over the course of a year, the stars we see at night in the winter are different than the stars we see at night in the summer. Same with Spring and Fall.
