eldain@feddit.nl to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoUncanny resemblancefeddit.nlimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1855arrow-down114
arrow-up1841arrow-down1imageUncanny resemblancefeddit.nleldain@feddit.nl to Memes@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-211 months agoDue to the sheer size of space, this is most likely to have happened to stars closer to us (same thing as parallax effect, the same speed / moved distance moves something close more angular degrees across the sky)
minus-squarecedeho@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoNo, it’s mostly because of precession of the axis of rotation of the earth.
minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoThat just rotates the sky relative to somebody on earth, that doesn’t really change how each star sign looks from earth if the stars are far away
Due to the sheer size of space, this is most likely to have happened to stars closer to us (same thing as parallax effect, the same speed / moved distance moves something close more angular degrees across the sky)
No, it’s mostly because of precession of the axis of rotation of the earth.
That just rotates the sky relative to somebody on earth, that doesn’t really change how each star sign looks from earth if the stars are far away