Sailors focused on the stars to navigate through unknown territory
Farmers observed changes in the daylight throughout the year to track seasons and to predict floods and droughts.
Helped to predict floods and droughts
If you know the constellations and stars in the sky, you can use them to help you navigate. Sailors do this by knowing which directions stars are positioned. They can then tell which way is north, south, east and west.
we are looking into the past all the time Jill
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Sailors focused on the stars to navigate through unknown territory
Farmers observed changes in the daylight throughout the year to track seasons and to predict floods and droughts.
sailors heed warning - stormy whether coming. red sky at night - sailors delight!
Helped to predict floods and droughts
If the sky is red at night it's going to be a calm day BUT if there is a red sky in the morning it's going to be stormy or rainy.
Native Americans used to predict the weather based on their observations of the sky, nature and animals. Some of these methods are used as proverbs such as: "Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky in morning, sailors take warning", "Clear Moon, frost soon" and "Rainbow in the morning gives you fair warning".
Red sky at night, sailor's delight, Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.(Another version says "shepherds" instead of "sailors")
Pink skies at night, sailors' delight. Pink sky in morning, sailors take warning. Generally, if there is pink in the sky during sunset, the following day will be fair. If there is pink in the sky in the morning, the day is likly to be stormy.
Astronomy Observations and Theories - 2005 Observing the Sky 1-2 was released on: USA: 21 June 2006
Refer to: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/red-sky-at-night.html
temperature and sky conditions
Noticing the sky is dark and hearing thunder in the distance are examples of observations.