Why does the night sky appear to move slowly even though the earth is rotating at 1,000mph?

Question

Why does the night sky appear to move slowly even though the earth is rotating at 1,000mph?

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

If you go to a formula1 race and stand by the track, the cars fly by at 100s of MPH and you hardly see them, now, if you go stand on a hill and watch that same race, those cars are much easier to track.

With that way of thinking, think about how far those stars are away from us. That’s how I think if it.