Why do the precise astronomical coordinates of right ascension and declination of a star change systematically night by night?
A) precession of Earth's spin axis
B) bending of light by Earth's atmosphere
C) They do not change because they are fixed positions on a star chart.
D) motion of Earth in its orbit around the Sun
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