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Why do earth rotate from west to east and sun and stars rotate east towards west?

April 26, 2017Astronomy earth East Mathematics rotate stars Sun West

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Why do earth rotate from west to east and sun and stars rotate east towards west?

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It’s an optical illusion. Celestial objects appear to travel from east to west because the eastern horizon in your field of view is the leading edge of rotation. Thus, objects first appear in the east and the “trail” into the west.