eli5: if everything in the universe is constantly revolving at insane speeds, why are the constellations and star patterns the same all the time?

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eli5: if everything in the universe is constantly revolving at insane speeds, why are the constellations and star patterns the same all the time?

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All visible stars in the night sky are all part of a very small part of the milky way, rotating around its centre; we are moving along with the stars so the position of most of them does not change dramatically. Given enough time, there will be some change, however.

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