SUN Sagittarius Capricornus Scorpius Aquarius Libra EAST SOUTH WEST Horizon Desc

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SUN Sagittarius Capricornus Scorpius Aquarius Libra EAST SOUTH WEST Horizon Description: If you could see both the Sun and the other stars during the day, this is what the sky would look like looking south at noon on January 1 for an observer in the northern hemisphere. The Sun would appear in the sky next to the more distant stars in the constellation Sagittarius, (labeled constellation C). Also shown are other constellations (named and labeled A, B, D, and E) that will be visible above the horizon at this time when facing south Put the constellations in the order that they rose throughout the day starting with the constellation that rose with the Sun at daybreak:

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Yes, this is correct.

Daybreak : E

D

C

B

A

Explanation : The Sun will appear next to the same stars from sunrise to sunset because both the stars and the Sun move across the sky at a constant speed and so neither the Sun nor do the stars remain in one spot constantly. As the Earth rotates from west to east, the stars appear to rise in the East, moving across south to set in the west.

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