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Daily Apparent Motion of the Sky
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AST.036 Daily Apparent Motion of the Sky
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Why do star paths look curved around the celestial pole instead of straight across the sky?
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Earth's rotation makes the whole sky appear to rotate around the projection of Earth's axis.
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Stars follow curved paths only when clouds are moving quickly.
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Stars curve because their light slows down near Earth's magnetic poles.
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The Sun's gravity pulls every star into a nightly circle around Earth.
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