It used to be thought that the Earth was stationary and the sky rotated around the Earth. However, with the advent of the heliocentric model and many proofs of the Earth's rotation we now follow the Copernican view of the universe in science. In this view the Earth is no longer the center of the universe but rather just a normal component of it, occupying no special physical place. Thus physics that occurs here is the same as it occurring in any other location, and there is no proper center to the universe. Einstein's theory of relativity then can be just thought of as a natural extension of the Copernican principle.
All that aside, we here on Earth continue to perceive the sky rotating around us rather than the other way around. This is especially evident in time-lapse photography of the sky. Well today's APOD takes us into a different frame than we are used to for time-lapse movies. Instead of using the ground as stationary, the movie has been edited such that the sky is stationary and the Earth moves instead. One can see the ground tumble and move all over the place as it rotates relative to the broader universe. You can also see in this movie the telescope array for the Very Large Telescope in Chile as well as laser guide stars shooting up from the telescopes. Definitely gives one a different perspective on our place in the universe.
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