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In reality, each star has its own "proper motion", but the stars are so far away that no human lifetime is long enough to notice any motion.

But the Earth DOES move, and we live on the moving Earth. Not only is the Earth moving in its orbit around the Sun, at about 66,000 miles per hour, but the Earth also is spinning, once per day.

It is the rotation of the Earth, and our positions riding the Earthly merry-go-round, that make it SEEM like the Sun, Moon and stars are moving. Because the Earth spins west-to-east, the appearance is that the stars move east to west.

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What makes the stars appear to move accros the night sky and in what direction do they move?

because the earth moves(:


Toward which direction do the stars appear to move throughout the night and what is the reason for motion?

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Explain why stars appear to move across the sky each night why are some stars only visible doing certain seasons?

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Do stars move in circles during the night?

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Do stars move seasonly?

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What direction do stars move?

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Stars appear to move across the Earth's sky each night due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis. As the Earth rotates from west to east, different stars become visible in the sky. This apparent motion is known as the diurnal motion of stars.


In which direction do the stars appear to move?

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stars seem to move because we are moving right now as we speak i guess you just see them move more at night


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