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Anonymous Sat 12 Oct 11:28:30 2019 No.11052284 View Reply Original Report

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Sorry for the dumb question, but why do we see every night the same stars and planets, in the same configuration? If we're spinning around space, shouldn't we not be able to see the same sky every night?

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Anonymous Sat 12 Oct 2019 11:58:34 No.11052322 Report

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When you drive past mountains, don't the mountains move very slowly? Same concept, larger scale.

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Anonymous Sat 12 Oct 2019 12:27:41 No.11052355 Report

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The position of the stars in the night sky actually changes significantly over the seasons. Night to night it doesn't look that different because the earth is going to be facing in generally the same direction after only 24 hours and the difference would be so tiny a human eye would never notice it without aid

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Anonymous Sat 12 Oct 2019 13:34:57 No.11052459 Report

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Spend some time away from big cities and you'll quickly realise how wrong your question's premise is.

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