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Why do the stars appear to move in the sky over the course of a night?
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∙ 11y ago
...because the Earth rotates. Same reason the sun moves throughout the day.
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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.
Why the stars appear to move during the night?
stars seem to move because we are moving right now as we speak i guess you just see them move more at night
Why do the stars appear to move around the night sky?
the earths rotation
When you view the stars and planets in the night sky they all appear to move on a great?
They appear to move on a great hollow sphere
Why do stares appear to move across the sky during night?
cos some are shooting stars and comets! and stars move around
What makes the stars appear to move accros the night sky and in what direction do they move?
because the earth moves(:
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.
Do stars appear to wander off their star paths?
stars dont move, but as we move they appear to.
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.
It cause stars to move apparently in one night?
The rotation of the Earth makes the stars appear to move in a circle, as viewed from the observer's position. The stars are always there, it is just that we can't see them during daylight.
Why do the stars appear to move slowly westward at night?
The earth is constantly moving eastward, so the stars appear to move westward. This is an optical illusion that is supported by Newton's 3rd Law (every action has an equal and opposite reaction).
What causes stars to move apparently in one night?
The rotation of the Earth will make stars appear to move in the perception of a viewer. The reality, of course, is they're much to far away to actually move visibly in a single night - their position can vary based on seasons, but relative to one another, there won't be a visible movement. The planets, of course, *do* move, and the observable motion is much greater than that of stars. The word itself comes from "wanderer", in Greek, due to the fact they did move so much in relation to the background, which seemed relatively fixed to observers of the era.
