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Because the earth is rotating thus creating the illusion that the stars are moving across the sky.
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Why do stars look like they are moving?
if you are moving then the stars may look like their moving but their not but shooting stars move
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 does it look like the sun is moving across the sky during the day?
because no u
Do stars move like the sun?
Stars don't move at all, not even the sun. The Earth orbits around the sun to make it LOOK like the sun is moving. So no stars move.
Can shooting stars go up?
No, but it can look like it's going up if it's moving in the opposite direction of your angle of vision!
Why do stars look like they are moving?
if you are moving then the stars may look like their moving but their not but shooting stars move
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.
What causes the stars and other objects to move across the sky each night?
the stars "move" because of the way earth spins so then the constellations and stars look like they're moving but it realy is the earth that moves. In other ways the stars stay ware they are while the earth is spinning
Why does the sun look like to be moving across the sky?
Its actually because the Earth is rotating.
Why does it look like the sun is moving across the sky during the day?
because no u
Do stars move like the sun?
Stars don't move at all, not even the sun. The Earth orbits around the sun to make it LOOK like the sun is moving. So no stars move.
Why does it look like the sun is moving across the sky from sunup to sundown?
It is because the earth is rotating on its axis
Can sun light reflect from a satellite?
Yes. You can easily see satellites, after sunset. They look like moving stars.
Why do stars take so long to change?
The stars are light years away which is the distance light travels in a year. A light year is about 3x108km. The farther something is from you the slower they seem to travel so the stars don't look like the are moving. In reality, they are moving very fast.
Can shooting stars go up?
No, but it can look like it's going up if it's moving in the opposite direction of your angle of vision!
What does the I.S.S. look like from your earth view?
It looks like an extremely bright star, though it isn't twinkling and is moving across the sky very fast.
What was the goecentric model?
I hope u mean geocentric. Here the answer, long time ago they saw the stars move across the sky, so they concluded that everything is revolving around the earth. But they coudn't explain why some stars or planets move back wards. So its not acurate. But actual the earth rotating and revolving makes it look like the stars are moving. HOpe this helps =]
