From the East Coast of the United States,you are observing a star rising above the horizon.At the same instant,your friend on the West Coast finds that this star:

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The Earth rotates from west to east, so the East Coast experiences sunrise and star rises earlier than the West Coast. Therefore, when a star is rising on the East Coast, it has not yet risen on the West Coast.

From the East Coast of the United States,you Are Observing