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smellynelly | 18:03 Tue 22nd Feb 2005 | Science
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Why do the paths of the other stars appear as curved lines


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The earth is rotating relative the the sky so the stars scribe an arc across the sky. Polaris is almost above the north pole so it appears to stay almost in place while the others rotate around it

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