Sidereal Day - CONFUSED???
If it takes 23 hours and 56 minutes (sidereal day) for a star to return to the same position in the sky, then why do the stars in the sky change everyday, surely they should be in the same position the next 23 hours and 56 minutes according to the sidereal day theory???
DOES THIS MAKE SENSE
DOES THIS MAKE SENSE
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