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Why do stars in the night sky change with the seasons?

April 26, 2017Night seasons sky stars

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Why do stars in the night sky change with the seasons?

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Because the earth is orbiting around the sun. Observing from the distant north, you can see that as the year progresses, people looking at the sky at midnight are watching the stars move (apparent motion- they are not really moving around the earth) around a full 360 degree sweep.