Why do stars appear to change position during the night?

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Christopher C.
Nov 17, 2015

Earth's rotation and orbit.

Explanation:

It takes the Earth 24 hours to make one rotation on it's axis. This is how we have the day and night cycles. When it's night time and the stars appear to rise, that is the Earth spinning.

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