It depends on where they are along the ecliptic in the observer's sky, I think. Objects appear to rotate with respect to the ground/horizon as the cross the sky

It depends on where they are along the ecliptic in the observer's sky, I think. Objects appear to rotate with respect to the ground/horizon as the cross the sky. This stackexchange question[1] has some interesting answers. The pictures where the lady is holding a globe and the one that shows the sky as a circle (round horizon) vs a flat horizon are my favorite. [1] https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/14809/what-is-this-sun-and-moon-photographic-anomaly https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/14809/what-... Edit: but ignore the flat-earther in the comments.