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The Earth's rotation. The relation between the Earth (or a person on the Earth) and the position of the stars makes it appear that the stars are in a different position as the night progresses.
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Why do stars appear to move across the sky from season to season?
Because Earth is moving so we are the ones moving.
What is actually moving when the stars appear to shift in the sky?
There not moving. One of your eyes is more dominant than the other so it appears to be moving when its really not
Explain why stars appear to move across the sky each night why are some stars only visible doing certain seasons?
Stars appear to move across the sky each night because the earth is moving, but not the stars. Also some stars are only visible during certain seasons because as the earth rotates, they become visible.
How did stars appear?
Stars in the sky appear at night time. If it is cloudy outside, stars will not be able to be seen by the naked eye. The moon also appears at night time.
What is three supported detail of stars appear in patterns in the sky?
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Can you see satellites?
Yes, they appear as slowly moving stars in the night sky.
Why do stars appear to move across the sky from season to season?
Because Earth is moving so we are the ones moving.
If you watched the night sky for several hours how would the stars appear to be moving?
when sitting for hours and watching the night sky, or watching the stars the stars would appear to be moving because the earth is rotating. when sitting for hours and watching the night sky, or watching the stars the stars would appear to be moving because the earth is rotating. welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll WHO KNOWS
What is actually moving when the stars appear to shift in the sky?
There not moving. One of your eyes is more dominant than the other so it appears to be moving when its really not
Do the stars and the and sun move across the sky?
They appear to move across the sky because of the position of the viewer on a rotating planet with a moving field of view.
Why it looks like the stars are moving in the sky?
it looks like stars are moviing in the sky because the earth is moving.
What causes the moonthe sunand stars to seem as though they are moving across the sky?
the movement of the earth around the sun
Explain why stars appear to move across the sky each night why are some stars only visible doing certain seasons?
Stars appear to move across the sky each night because the earth is moving, but not the stars. Also some stars are only visible during certain seasons because as the earth rotates, they become visible.
Why do patterns of stars in the sky stay the same although they appear to move across the sky nightly?
The patterns appear the same because the stars are so far away that their movement is not apparent to our eyes. They move across the sky because the earth is rotating and that makes it look like the stars are moving. Just like the sun does not move across the sky, the earth rotates and the sun appears to move, the same is with the stars.
Why do stars appear to move across the sky during the night?
stars don't move across the sky, we orbit the sun, as you should know, and as we orbit the sun we see the stars as moving but in all actuality we are just changing position and seeing the stars at a different perspective
Why do constellations seems to move across the sky?
It's the Earth's daily rotation that causes stars to appear to move around the sky, in 23 hours 56 minutes.The Sun appears to take 4 minutes extra, because we are also orbiting round the Sun. So it seems to go "backwards" slightly compared with the stars.
Why do stars and constellation appear to move in the night sky?
Stars and constellations appear to move in the night sky because the Earth is rotating, while the stars and constellations stay there.
