An observer is studying the horizon from somewhere in the southern hemisphere, and he sees that the stars are setting, following a slanted path from the observer's upper right to the horizon on his left. Which horizon is he 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 southern hemisphere, stars appear to set in the west, moving from the upper right to the lower left as they follow the celestial sphere's rotation.

An Observer Is Studying the Horizon from Somewhere in the Southern