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What direction does skies move?
In this context, the sky doesn't move, but the earth rotates creating the illusion that the sky moves (unless you mean clouds which is a different issue altogether.). The sky appears to move from east to west.
Appears as a streak in the sky?
A meteor.
Why do constellation appears to move across the sky at night?
Because the Earth rotates. Stars will "rise" in the east and "set" in the west, just like the sun.
What is a word for a group of stars that appears in the night sky?
The word that is used for a group of stars in the night sky is a star cluster.
Which observation of a star indicates it is relatively close to Earth-?
The star's position appears to shift slightly in the night sky during the year.
Does the mooon move east to west or west to east in the sky?
The moon appears to move from east to west.
What direction does skies move?
In this context, the sky doesn't move, but the earth rotates creating the illusion that the sky moves (unless you mean clouds which is a different issue altogether.). The sky appears to move from east to west.
What effect does earths revolution have on the night sky you see from earth?
The effect is that everything in the sky appears to rise from the eastern horizon, cross the sky in about 12 hours, and set in the west. That goes for the daytime sky too, as well as for the night one.
What effect does earths revolution on the night sky you see from earth?
The effect is that everything in the sky appears to rise from the eastern horizon, cross the sky in about 12 hours, and set in the west. That goes for the daytime sky too, as well as for the night one.
To an astronaut in a space craft the sky appears to be?
To an astronaut in a space craft, the sky appears to be black.
The Moon appears larger in the sky during?
The Moon appears larger in the sky during
What is the bright star in southern sky over West Virgina?
As of November 2013, you can see Venus towards the west, after sunset. Any time that Venus appears in the sky, it is the brightest "star". It is not technically a star, but it certainly looks like one.
Does a satellite in a geostationary orbit move across the sky from east to west?
No. A geostationary satellite appears to be stationary in the sky, which means not moving. This is a big part of the reason why it is referred to as a geo'stationary' satellite.
Why does the sun set in the east and set in the west?
It doesn't. It rises in the East and sets in the West, on the Earth. The Earth rotates towards the East. So, obviously, the Sun then appears to move across the sky towards the West.
Do stars constellations also appear to rise and set?
Every natural object in the sky appears to rise in the east and set in the west.
Why do you say that the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west?
The reason it is said that the sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west is that it doesn't actually rise or set. From our vantage point, it appears that the sun is moving across the sky when in reality, it is the rotation of our own planet that causes the transition from night to day and so on.
What kind of path do the stars make in the sky in one complete rotation?
During one complete rotation of the earth, each star appears to make a complete circle in the sky, moving toward the west.
