Question

Focus Question 2.5
Why do stars appear to mov in the night sky

Answer 1

In fact the starts don’t actually move! When the earth rotates it gives the illusion of the starts moving.

Answer 2

These apparent star tracks are in fact not due to the stars moving, but to the rotational motion of the Earth. ... As the Earth rotates with an axis that is pointed in the direction of the North Star, stars appear to move from east to west in the sky.