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  • $\begingroup$ Another explanation: a lot of big artificial satellites. Starlink 20.0. $\endgroup$
    – Pere
    Commented Mar 25 at 19:08
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    $\begingroup$ The planets or small stars explanaqtion could be discounted if the motion of each 'star' follows random wiggles or pirouettes through the sky rather than any likely 'orbital' $\endgroup$
    – Penguino
    Commented Mar 25 at 20:21
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    $\begingroup$ had a similar idea but you can also see them slowly consume one another some stars disappearing in darkness while the others grow larger. $\endgroup$
    – Josh King
    Commented Mar 26 at 1:05
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    $\begingroup$ Of the answers I see, this one would generate the greatest feeling of eldritch horror in myself! $\endgroup$
    – Cort Ammon
    Commented Mar 27 at 4:54
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    $\begingroup$ The slower the stars move, the longer it takes for the horror to set in. If it takes several days for the stars to noticeably move, the protagonist might very well start to question their sanity before they could convince themselves they really were in a different reality! $\endgroup$
    – Malcolm
    Commented Mar 27 at 5:45