As the earth rotates, the sun and stars as seen from a point on the earth appear to rotate in the sky from east to west around the north celestial pole.

Here is a sketch of what you see looking up at the sky.

This is from Eugene, latitude 45 degrees north.

What would you see from Santiago Chile?

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Davison E. Soper, Institute of Theoretical Science, University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403 USA soper@bovine.uoregon.edu