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Why does the constellation seem to move as the seasons on earth change?
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The Earth rotates once in 23 hours 56 minutes relative to the stars, but it takes an extra 4 minutes for the Sun to return to the same place. Thus the stars gain on the Sun by 4 minutes every day, and in a year that difference adds up to one extra rotation so the stars appear to go round 366 times instead of 365.
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How does Taurus constellation move?
It does not move, it is the Earth that moves.
The shape of a constellation appears not to change because?
For one thing, the stars are moving very slightly. And while the stars change position in the sky, they all move together, or dont move because techincally the earth is just rotating.
Why can people in the US see the constellation Canis Major only in the winter?
As the stars move around the earth , different constellation are visible
Why do the constellations seem to move as the seasons change?
As the Earth goes around the sun, it changes its position relative to the stars in those constellations. At times, some stars won't be visible as they will be behind the sun. This change in perspective isn't enough to make it appear as if they stars have taken a radically new position. They still seem to be just where they always have been. That's why the stars of each constellation stay in the shape of the constellation and instead it seems as though the whole constellation moves. Really, it's just us that are moving.
Why does the time it takes the Sun to cross the sky change with the seasons?
Because the Earth is tilted relative to its orbit, the noon sun appears to move higher and lower as the Earth moves around the sun. This changes the angle of the sun as it hits the Earth and is one primary reason for the seasons. As the noon sun gets higher the place the sun rise and sun set move north. This apparent movement makes the path the sun follows longer and longer through the sky. This change in the number of daylight hours is the other reason for the change in seasons.
How does Taurus constellation move?
It does not move, it is the Earth that moves.
What if the earth rotated on it's axis and the axis was tilted but the earth did not move around the sun?
Seasons will not change Anyways, you can't challenge nature
Does the constellation Eridanus change from hour to hour and if so what direction does it move in?
Yes, the constellation Eridanus appears to move across the night sky due to Earth's rotation. It generally moves from east to west as the night progresses. This motion can vary slightly depending on the time of year and your location on Earth.
The shape of a constellation appears not to change because?
For one thing, the stars are moving very slightly. And while the stars change position in the sky, they all move together, or dont move because techincally the earth is just rotating.
Why can people in the US see the constellation Canis Major only in the winter?
As the stars move around the earth , different constellation are visible
Why do the constellations seem to move as the seasons change?
As the Earth goes around the sun, it changes its position relative to the stars in those constellations. At times, some stars won't be visible as they will be behind the sun. This change in perspective isn't enough to make it appear as if they stars have taken a radically new position. They still seem to be just where they always have been. That's why the stars of each constellation stay in the shape of the constellation and instead it seems as though the whole constellation moves. Really, it's just us that are moving.
Why does the time it takes the Sun to cross the sky change with the seasons?
Because the Earth is tilted relative to its orbit, the noon sun appears to move higher and lower as the Earth moves around the sun. This changes the angle of the sun as it hits the Earth and is one primary reason for the seasons. As the noon sun gets higher the place the sun rise and sun set move north. This apparent movement makes the path the sun follows longer and longer through the sky. This change in the number of daylight hours is the other reason for the change in seasons.
What motion is happening to make the location of the constellation change over one night?
The same thing that makes the sun appear to move through the daytime sky. The Earth rotates on its' axis.
What makes the season change from Summer to Autumn?
The movement of the earth around the sun as well as the tilt of the earth causes Autumn and the rest of the seasons. In Autumn (Fall, in the US) that part of the earth is beginning to move away from directly facing the sun.
What happens with the earth that causes seasons?
There isn't one, the seasons change bcos the earth is tilted over on it's axis by about 23 degrees from vertical and as it spins through space in orbit of the sun the tilt causes the sun's effect to move up and down the earth thereby changing the seasons, for reference look up tropic of cancer or tropic of capricorn.
Does bald eagle move when seasons change?
no bcuz its our bird it stays in usa
What causes the position of a constellation to appear to change over a period of several hours?
On a daily basis, the rotation of the Earth. On a seasonal basis, the motion of the Earth around the sun. Over the long term ... they're all independently moving around the center of the galaxy.
