An observer is studying the horizon from somewhere in the northern hemisphere, and he sees that the stars are setting, following a slanted path from the observer's upper right to the horizon on their left. Which horizon are they facing?
A) east
B) west
C) east in the winter, west in the summer
D) west in the winter, east in the summer

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In the northern hemisphere, stars appear to set in the west, moving from the upper right to the lower left due to the Earth's rotation from west to east.

An Observer Is Studying the Horizon from Somewhere in the Northern