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Old May 19th 17, 08:02 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Gerald Kelleher
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Default Heliacal events and eclipse

Proof of the Earth's orbital motion is that the background stars appear to move parallel to the orbital plane and eventually behind the Sun's glare for a period.

http://solar-center.stanford.edu/AO/dawn-rising.html

A solar eclipse abruptly alters when a star comes into view close to the central Sun but this information is lost to those who unfortunately are stuck with a rotating celestial sphere.