Orion (constellation)
Why can't we see the constellation Orion at certain times of the year?
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Amandamw
I just want to know why we can't see the constellation Orion at certain times of the year?
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theveiw22
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Because the individual earths rotation as well as its rotation around the sun blocks it from veiw at times
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theveiw22
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Because the earths individual rotation as well as its rotation around the sun blocks it from veiw at times
sorry about that
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amandamw
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Thank you! Can you elaborate a little more or is that as simple as it gets?

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theveiw22
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Try this website
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=378
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amandamw
Replied to:  Try this website http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=378
Awesome, thank you! what a great page, I found everything and then some!
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mjjm23
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I was studying this in class, and they asked a similar question, and if you think about the way the earth spins, and how the stars stay in the same place, it makes sense.
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