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The Earth rotates itself as is revolves around the Sun. Earth is said to have a Prograde rotation by only looking at the North pole. Unlike Earth, Venus has a Retrograde rotation. A Prograde rotation is counterclockwise, while a Retrograde rotation is clockwise.
So, from Earth, the sun looks like it rises from the East and rests in the West, but on Venus, the sun rises from the West and sets in the East.
Apparently, the answer is that Earth itself rotates counterclockwise as it revolves around the sun.
(of course the sun doesn't move, nor is the Earth at the center of the galaxy)
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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 path does the sun appear to follow across the sky?
stellar path
Why do stars appear to move across the sky during the night?
stars don't move across the sky, we orbit the sun, as you should know, and as we orbit the sun we see the stars as moving but in all actuality we are just changing position and seeing the stars at a different perspective
What is the meaning of the personification of the sun danced across the sky on the hot summer day?
it means the day is going on. the sun is moving in the sky.
What causes a rainbow to appear across the sky after a rainstorm?
The sun refleing off the water
Do the stars and the and sun move across the sky?
They appear to move across the sky because of the position of the viewer on a rotating planet with a moving field of view.
Why does it seem as if the sun moves across the sky?
the earth rotates giving the illusion of the sun moving across the sky
Why does the sun travel across the sky during the day?
the earth rotates giving the impression of the sun moving across the sky
What makes the sun appear to revolve around earth by moving from ease to west across the sky?
Earth rotates counter clockwise on its axis
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 path does the sun appear to follow across the sky?
stellar path
Why do stars appear to move across the sky during the night?
stars don't move across the sky, we orbit the sun, as you should know, and as we orbit the sun we see the stars as moving but in all actuality we are just changing position and seeing the stars at a different perspective
What is the meaning of the personification of the sun danced across the sky on the hot summer day?
it means the day is going on. the sun is moving in the sky.
What causes a rainbow to appear across the sky after a rainstorm?
The sun refleing off the water
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
What direction does the sun moon and stars move across the sky?
Since Earth's surface is rotating toward the east, "fixed" celestial bodies appear to be moving toward the west.
