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How do stars appear to move?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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The stars move overnight due to the rotation of the Earth. If you stare at a star the clouds give the sensation that the stars are actually moving in front of you, but that normally takes a couple of hours

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well you can see the moon the planets and stars in the night but in day you can only just see the moon

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They orbit the bulge in the middle of the milky way

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celestial left bound motion

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Do stars move as much as the moon?

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Why do stares appear to move across the sky during night?

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