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It is the opposite principle as looking out a moving cars window, close objects move fast while far away objects move slow. It is a speed to distance ratio, a beam with a axis on one end moves faster at the free end and slower at the fixed end. When looking out a moving car window, you would be on the free end of the beam looking at the fixed end of the beam. (the far way object.) when on earth looking at the stars, you are on the fixed end looking at the free end.(the stars)
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How are planets distinguished from stars on the celestial?
planets appear to move
Why do planets appear to move through the background of stars?
planets are much closer to us than the stars
The stars appear to move across the sky at night is this true?
YES!!! Because '- #1 the Earth is rotating so it appears that the stars move across the sky. #2 the Stars in their own right also move. Since most stars are so far away their movement is hard to detect. #3 the Planets, appear to be stars, because they are pin point spots of light. The planets move , notably Venus, which can be seen as the Morning Star, or at a different time of the year as the Evening Star. The word 'planet' comes from Classical Greece, and means 'Wandering Star'.
The planets appear to move through the background of stars because?
planets are much closer to us than the stars
Why do planets appear to move across the sky's star patterns?
Because it does
When you view the stars and planets in the night sky they all appear to move on a great?
They appear to move on a great hollow sphere
How do planets move in relation to stars?
They mostly appear to move from east to west but there are epicycles during wich they appear to move from west to east.
What direction did Regulus move across the sky from?
Regulus stars appear to move across the sky from East to West (:
It is now known that the celestial objects which appear to move backwards among the stars are?
Planets
Why do stares appear to move across the sky during night?
cos some are shooting stars and comets! and stars move around
Why do planets move across the night sky but stars don't?
The planets are closer. (They all move - and differently.)
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.
