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Why are some constellations visible during winter months and not during the summer?
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∙ 15y ago
Because the constellations that are visible during winter are on the other side of the sun during the summer. During the year the earth spins around the sun like a big satellite. So while the earth is constantly moving, the distance that the stars are away from us cause them to look stationary from our point of view some constellations can only be seen a few months out of the year.
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Why can we only see some constellations during the spring and summer months?
Those constellations that lie in the plane in which Earth orbits the Sun (the ecliptic) are only visible in the night sky when Earth is on their side of the Sun.
Which motion causes some constellations to be visible in New York State only during winter nights and other constellations to be visible only during summer nights?
Earth rotates on its axis.
What constellations are visible in the summer from 9pm to midnight?
Depends where you live.
What constellations are visible in the summer from 2am to 5am?
Depends where you live.
Is Sirius visible at night in the northern hemisphere during the summer?
No. Sirius is a star that is seen during the winter months in the northern hemisphere.
Where is scorpius visible?
In the southern circumsphere durin the summer months.
Why are some constellations only visible in the winter?
As Earth orbits the sun - it takes one year to get around it - we see different parts of space and different patterns of stars, as Earth turns away from the sun every night. The constellations we see on a night in summer, are behind the Sun during the winter.
When Capricorn can be seen a months and a date?
Capricorn is visible at night during the summer months (in the northern hemisphere). It's approximately opposite the sun around the end of July and beginning of August.
How many constellations are visible in the Northern Hemisphere during the summer?
In reality, the answer is just as many as in the winter. The thing is that there is less hours of darkness during the summer. Also, depending on your location, it may never get totally dark during the middle of the summer, especially if you look towards the north. These are the factors that make it more difficult to see the constellations. Also, the actual constellations on view are better in the winter. Orion is the best constellation of all, and it is only seen during the winter months. Even in summer there are good things to see. There are some bright stars, like Altair, Deneb and Vega, which together are known as the summer triangle. Antares, can be seen low and to the south. Get a good sky atlas or check out the websites about astronomy and they will tell you what you can see. Check out the one at the link below, called Heavens Above. If you go to it and enter your location, it will show you what you can see. There are many other similar sites.
When is Capricorn seen?
No. For the Sun to be "in" one of the constellations means that the constellation is BEHIND the Sun, and so invisible. Any constellation is, on average, visible for 9 months of the year, with the 3 months of non-visibility being centered on that constellation.
Why are some constellations visible only in summer and others only in winter?
First of all - constellations are simply patterns of stars. As Earth travels around the sun once every year (it's orbit), we see all the different stars, in all the different directions in space, as we turn away from the sun every night. So - the constellations we see at NIGHT in the SUMMER are the same ones that are in the DAYTIME sky during the WINTER - we just can't see them because our atmosphere scatters the sun's light during the day.
Do the appearance of the constellations follow a seasonal pattern?
Yes, the appearance of constellations follows a seasonal pattern. As the Earth orbits the Sun throughout the year, different constellations become visible in the night sky. This is because the position of the Earth in its orbit causes the angle at which we view the stars to change, making different constellations visible at different times of the year.
