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That happens when the individual stars are too faint, and too close together, to be seen as individual stars.

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Q: Why do billions of stars appear as big patches of the light in the night sky?
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Why do billions of stars appear as big patches of the night sky?

Those stars are too far away for us to see them individually, but their combined light makes part of the night sky look brighter.


Why do billions of stars appear as big patches of light in the night sky?

Because the stars emit light. The closer they are, the brighter. Also planets reflect the light off of the stars, so they also look like stars.


Why do stars appear in the night and not in the day?

The faint light of the stars is masked by the bright light of the sun.


Why doe the moon appear lit at night?

The moon is in front of the sun at night, and the moon reflects the sun's light.


Why The Moon and the planets appear bright at night?

they appear bright be cause the light from the sun is hitting the moon and planets to make them look bright.


Why do stars appear to twinkle as seen from the earth at night?

Earth's movement around the sun bends the light.


Why do stars appear twinkle as seen from the earth at night?

Earth's movement around the sun bends the light.


Which planet's cloud cover reflects light from the sun making it appear bright in the night sky?

Venus


Are clouds dark at night?

No clouds always appear white. It is only night because the Earth is rotating and the Sun is not shining light on that part of the Earth.


What way does a star a appear in night sky?

A star can only appear to an observer on the dark side of the Earth, facing away from the Sun, so that the star's light can be seen.


Why do stars appear larger in the night sky?

When there is little light like during night time, we can see the stars more clearly. This makes them look brighter and hence, larger.


How does the moon appear to shine so brightly in the night sky?

because it will absorb the light of sun and reflected back to the earth. thats why...