The stars of Orions belt rise in the eats and set in the west because?

Question

The stars of Orions belt rise in the eats and set in the west because?

Answer 1

Are you sure they don't set in the wets?

But, seriously, folks...

Because of the Earth's rotation.  The same reason the sun and the moon rise in the East and set in the West.

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Answer 2

I'm guessing that you should have worded the question "...rise almost due east and set almost due west because?" The answer is that these stars are close to the celestial equator (declination 0 degrees). Stars with a more northerly declination will rise more to the north east and set more to the north west and stars with a more southerly declination rise more to the south east and set more to the south west. If you take "east" in its general sense, then it extends in a 180 degree arc from north, through due east to south. All stars that rise will do so somewhere in that zone, so they could all be said to rise in the "east".

Answer 3

Because the Earth rotates from west to east.

Doug

Answer 4

...because of the direction of the Earth's rotation on its axis.

Answer 5

Pretty much everything in our sky except the moon and man made satellites "rises in the east and sets in the west" because the rising and setting is a result of Earth's rotation.  For all intents an purposes, all stars are stationary.. at least in our lifetimes.  The "motion" of stars are due to Earth's orbit and rotation.  Nightly/Daily motion through the sky is the rotation, and the annual cycle of where the stars rise and set from (also what stars are visible at night) is due to the orbit.

Answer 6

The direction of the Earth's rotation on its axis causes us to see the moon and stars rise in the east. As I'm sure you know, there is no north, south, east, or west in space. These apply only on a planet, so we see them rise in the east from our perspective on Earth. As the Earth turns, we see them cross the sky and set in the west.

Answer 7

uh.... ummmmm.... that's the direction the Earth turns??????.....

Answer 8

This & your other similar question about moon are answered adequately. These are well known and well worn out facts. Still why do you ask?

Answer 9

They do this, along with every star, planet and the sun because of the Earth's orbit. The earth takes 24 hours to make one rotation, and it rotates from the east to west, and as the Earth rotates, the observer's (you) point of view changes. The actual stars and sky aren't shifting, the Earth is and therefore you are. If you don't understand then try this, go find a chair that you can turn yourself around in. Then put your hands against the side of your head so you can only see a certain area in front of you (disable your peripheral vision) then focus on one object and swing around in the chair, you will see that the object moves, but in reality you are moving. It is like that.