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In January, Earth is at Position 1 in its orbit. Looking at the midnight night sky away from the Sun, observers see the constellation Taurus. In July (6 months later), Earth is at Position 2 on the opposite side of the Sun. Looking at the midnight night sky, why can observers no longer see Taurus, but instead see Scorpius?

Taurus stars burn out every summer. In July, Earth's midnight night side points outward toward Scorpius, while Taurus is located in the direction of the daytime Sun and is obscured by daylight. The Sun moves between Earth and Taurus, destroying the stars. Constellations orbit around Earth once every 6 months.

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In July, Earth's midnight night side points outward toward Scorpius, while Taurus is located in the direction of the daytime Sun and is obscured by daylight.

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