I would posit that it's apparent position in the sky and its position in the sky are the same thing, since "in the sky" is only a particular reference frame based on a particular observation point - that of within earth's atmosphere.You're quite right, of course, and I even realized that when I wrote what I wrote, but my position was (and is) that clarity is a higher value than absolute elimination of redundancy.
...as I further illustrated by using the phrase "absolute elimination..." 8-)
Could ya'll pass whatever you are drinkin'? I think I need some to grasp all this.