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the course of centuries, stars appear to maintain nearly fixed positions with respect to each other, so that they form the same constellations over historical time. As examples, both Ursa Major in the northern sky and Crux in the southern sky, look nearly the same now as they did hundreds of years ago. However, precise long-term observations show that such constellations change shape, albeit very slowly, and that each star has an independent

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