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They move accross the sky during the night due to our planets rotation. They also appear at different points in the night sky throughout the year due to our orbit around the sun and our relative position with the sun. This is where star signs come into it, your star sign is the costellation that the sun was in front of when you were born (but in reality this has shifted a bit so is not really the same as the dates you see quoted in the Astrology column).
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoConstellations appear to move across the sky because the planet upon which we stand is spinning in space. As the earth spins, the stars we see remain in their fixed positions; it is we that are moving, in reality.
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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 do constellations seems to move across the sky?
It's the Earth's daily rotation that causes stars to appear to move around the sky, in 23 hours 56 minutes.The Sun appears to take 4 minutes extra, because we are also orbiting round the Sun. So it seems to go "backwards" slightly compared with the stars.
Does the moon appear to move across the sky from west to east?
No, it does not.
Why do planets appear to move across the sky's star patterns?
Because it does
Do constellatons move across the sky?
No. The Earth's movements, both in its orbit around the Sun and its daily rotation, makes it APPEAR as if the constellations are moving, but in fact the stars don't move enough in a human lifetime for anyone to notice it.
Why does the little dipper appear to move?
since earth rotates, the constellations will seem to move across the sky.
What makes constellations appear to move across the night time sky?
the earth because the earth moves
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 do searts appear to move westward across the sky?
Why do searts appear to move westward across the sky?
What direction did Regulus move across the sky from?
Regulus stars appear to move across the sky from East to West (:
Why do constellations seems to move across the sky?
It's the Earth's daily rotation that causes stars to appear to move around the sky, in 23 hours 56 minutes.The Sun appears to take 4 minutes extra, because we are also orbiting round the Sun. So it seems to go "backwards" slightly compared with the stars.
Does the moon appear to move across the sky from west to east?
No, it does not.
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.
What star constellations cross paths in summer?
None - they all move together across the sky as Earth rotates.
Why do planets appear to move across the sky's star patterns?
Because it does
Do constellatons move across the sky?
No. The Earth's movements, both in its orbit around the Sun and its daily rotation, makes it APPEAR as if the constellations are moving, but in fact the stars don't move enough in a human lifetime for anyone to notice it.
What does a cloud need to move across the sky?
clouds dont really move across the sky, the way the Earth spins make the clouds appear that they are moving. the clounds dont move
