extrasolar planers are not bright compared to the stars they orbit
For approximately the same reason that it's difficult to spot a mosquito
circling a street light that is 5 miles away, with a telescope.
because they are so far away you cant see them move at all
Telescopes, spectroscopes, space probes.
Impossible to answer because they are dim stars so we can only see the close ones.
Stellar Kinematics
You can observe Earth's rotation by watching the movement of the stars in the night sky. As Earth rotates, the stars appear to move across the sky in an eastward direction. This phenomenon is known as diurnal motion and is evidence that the Earth is spinning on its axis.
the actual movement of the stars through the backdrop of other stars is one answer
Because none of us live long enough. Even a few centuries of observation is not enough to notice the movement of most stars. In fact, there is only one star for which any movement might be noticed over the course of a very long life; Barnard's Star, sometimes called the "runaway star". Barnard's Star is unique not only in that it is quite close to our Sun, as interstellar distances go, but it is moving much faster than most other stars.
To observe the stars, you would use a telescope.
because they are so far away you cant see them move at all
It's pretty easy. They move west at approximately 15 degrees per hour. Outside of that (which is a result of Earth's rotation, not an actual movement of the stars), most stars don't move appreciably over a human lifetime.
At the Age of Exploration they used telescope to observe stars.
Yes, when we observe stars, we are looking at the past because the light from stars takes time to travel to Earth, so we see them as they were in the past.
The movement of stars in the sky is due to Earth's rotation on its axis. As the Earth rotates, the stars appear to move across the sky from east to west. This is why we observe stars rising in the east and setting in the west.
It is impossible to happen. nothing is impossible
They were there, above their head most nights - they could not help but observe them.
The actual motion of stars is very hard to see because stars are very far away.
telescope