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Why Stars appears to move from east to west?

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I know this is very silly question but I want a full explanation about why does it happen.

posted Apr 16, 2016 by Fay Paul

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When we observe the sky, the Sun, Moon, and stars appear to move from east to west because of the rotation of Earth (so-called diurnal motion).

answer Apr 18, 2016 by Shivaranjini
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See the following figure and observe the earth rotation (rotation axis)

Earth Rotation

Now this is clear because earth rotation is clockwise direction on its axis so a person see the sun, moon etc rise in the east and move towards west.

answer Apr 18, 2016 by Varuna Magar
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