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Which direction do the sun moon and stars appear to move in the sky?
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∙ 8y ago
The Moon, and for that matter, all celestial objects, appear to move across the sky due to the earth's rotation. You can show this to your self fairly easily. Take a chair that swivels. Sit in it. Now focus on an object a few feet away, and then spin in the chair. The object 'appears' to move, but it's really YOU that moved.
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The moon exhibits two distinct motions.
- The first is the east to west motion as the night passes which is caused by the Earth's rotation.
- There is however a retrograde motion (west to east) which can be observed on subsequent nights. The moon rises about 20 minutes later each night. This motion is caused by the orbiting of the moon around the Earth.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 6y agoThe Moon's orbit around the Earth is in the same direction as the movement of the planets around the Sun. If you look from the north, that would be counterclockwise.
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∙ 15y agothe moon travels east to west...=D
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∙ 9y agoeast to west
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∙ 10y agoHorizontle
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What direction did Regulus move across the sky from?
Regulus stars appear to move across the sky from East to West (:
Do stars ever move?
No, the earth is moving. Stars just appear to make counterclockwise orbits when really stars - including our sun - stay still. So earth is just rotating and the stars appear to be moving to us.For a good animation to explain more see:http://media.photobucket.com/image/the%20earth%20and%20stars/mindexplosion/animatedearthwithstars.gifYes, specially when they break up with their couple, the have to MOVE on. :DNow, going back to serious, some of them move just as the earth moves around the sun and the moon comes along with the earth, so that means the moon does move as well, but there are other stars that move, that is why there appear once in a while some kind of falling stars....
How are planets distinguished from stars on the celestial?
planets appear to move
Why pole star looks stationary while all other stars appear to move?
As the Earth spins on it axis, the stars appear to move across the sky as we see them from the Earths surface. The pole star does not shift much from its position throughout the night though. This is because the axis about which the Earth is turning is pointing in its direction, towards the north (and out towards the south too).
Why do stars move left to right in the northern sky?
That depends upon what direction you are facing. At the North pole itself, of course, any direction you face would be South, so the stars would wheel from left to right as the Earth spins eastward. Yes, left and right are not particularly helpful words in geography and astronomy. The stars appear to move East to West during the night, because the Earth spins towards the East. In the Northern Hemisphere you would see this movement best if you were facing South. Then, indeed the stars would seem to move from your left to right.
Toward which direction do the stars appear to move throughout the night and what is the reason for motion?
Just like the Sun and the Moon, stars appear to move towards the west. The reason is that Earth rotates in the opposite direction - towards the east.
Do stars move as much as the moon?
Stars do not move, but the moon orbits. Stars appear to move because we are moving.
In which direction do the stars appear to move?
In the northern hemisphere they appear to move counter clockwise; In the southern hemisphere they appear to move clockwise.
What makes the stars appear to move accros the night sky and in what direction do they move?
because the earth moves(:
What direction does the sun moon and stars move across the sky?
Since Earth's surface is rotating toward the east, "fixed" celestial bodies appear to be moving toward the west.
What direction did Regulus move across the sky from?
Regulus stars appear to move across the sky from East to West (:
What direction does the moon appear to move across the sky each day?
east 2 west
Do stars appear to wander off their star paths?
stars dont move, but as we move they appear to.
Why does the moon appear to follow you while in a vehicle?
The Moon is so far away that if you move a few meters, or even kilometers, the direction of the Moon won't change appreciably.The Moon is so far away that if you move a few meters, or even kilometers, the direction of the Moon won't change appreciably.The Moon is so far away that if you move a few meters, or even kilometers, the direction of the Moon won't change appreciably.The Moon is so far away that if you move a few meters, or even kilometers, the direction of the Moon won't change appreciably.
Which direction does the moon move in as it crosses the sky?
The moon goes in the direction of its orbit
Why does the moon appear to move eastward across the sky?
Each night at the same time the moon is further east because that is the direction that the moon orbits the earth. It gets round in about a month.
Do stars move from east to west?
stars do not move at all. what you are seeing is the earths rotation. The stars seem to set with the sun and the moon because weare turning. (earth's axis)
