Why does the constellation of Orion seem to move?

Answer 1

There are two things that cause the constellations to appear to move.

1. The first is the earth's rotation, this causes the zodiac constellations to rise in the east at dusk move across the sky at night and set in the west at dawn just like the Sun moves across the sky during the day. Those constellations that appear near the north or south polar areas of the sky don't rise and set, they simply rotate during the night.
2. The Earth rotates once a year round the Sun and as the zodiac constellations are arranged in a circle round the Sun in the plane of the Earth's orbit, as the Earth orbits the sun different constellations will be visible in the night sky at different parts of the orbit. This too causes the constellations to appear to move, for instance Orion is visible in the night sky during the northern winter but is on the opposite side of the Sun to Earth during the summer (and therefore not visible)

The earth does not rotate once a year round the sun, its called orbiting, rotate is spinning and orbit is moving around an object. Earth is a satellite of the sun.

Answer 2

Both. They just move almost imperceptably due to their distance from the earth. We notice their movement across the sky due to the rotation or the earth. The movement you see of the stars is from the Earth's rotation, same thing that moves the sun and moon.

Answer 3

Yes, stars move. Nearby stars typically move at a speed of several kilometers per second, relative to us. It is a bit hard to detect this movement, because they are so far away that even after several years, you won't notice a change in position.

Answer 4

Stars near the celestial pole appear to move in circles around the Pole Star, which is Polaris. Polaris appears to be DIRECLY ABOVE the north pole, but it is actually about 3/4ths of a degree off.

If you aim a camera at Polaris and make a long time exposure, you'll see that Polaris makes a tiny little circle, with other stars making bigger circles around it.

Answer 5

The sky appears to move from east to west, so facing south the sky will appear to be moving from left to right.

i believe the answer is that the sky doesnt move............it goes with the direction the earth spins.

Answer 6

The Earth rotates on it's axis showing us a different view of the night sky

The constellations apparently move because the earth moves. It not only rotates, giving the impression that the constellations rise and set, but it also moves in its orbit around the sun, thereby giving us different views at different times of year.

Answer 7

The sun and the stars NEVER MOVE it is the earth which is moving. As the earth orbits the sun, one side is ALWAYS facing the sun this is day time, the other side is facing away from the sun which causes night time. The stars only appear at night.

Answer 8

Many things. The movement or rotation of the Earth on it's axis, the revolution of the Earth around the Sun and the revolution of our Solar System around the central core of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Also, the stars may well be part of their own galaxy, so they will also revolve around their centre.

Answer 9

The entire sky seems to move around us once every 23h56m, due to the Earth's rotation.

The entire sky seems to move around us once every 23h56m, due to the Earth's rotation.

The entire sky seems to move around us once every 23h56m, due to the Earth's rotation.

The entire sky seems to move around us once every 23h56m, due to the Earth's rotation.

Answer 10

You can't see stars when the sun is up. In order to see stars, you always look away from the sun.

Six months from now, we will be halfway through our annual orbit around the sun.

The direction you face to see the sun today will be the direction you face to see the night-time

stars in six months from now.

The direction you face to see the stars tonight will be the direction you face to see the sun

in six months from now.

The stars you see over your house at 10:00 PM tonight are in exactly the opposite direction

from the stars you'll see over your house six months from now at 10:00 PM.

They're different stars, in different random patterns.