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The effects of "twinkling" is caused by the Earth's atmosphere.
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What is a word for a group of stars that appears in the night sky?
The word that is used for a group of stars in the night sky is a star cluster.
What is the vast system of stars that appears as an avenue of light across the sky?
It is the Milky way
Why is the moon sky dark and filled with stars day and night?
The blueness of the earth's sky is due to the sunlight passing through the atmosphere. There is no atmosphere on the moon, so the sky appears black. The sky is not filled with stars during the day on the moon, with the sun in the sky it is far too bright to see the stars.
How did stars appear?
Stars in the sky appear at night time. If it is cloudy outside, stars will not be able to be seen by the naked eye. The moon also appears at night time.
Is the sky opaque?
No. The atmosphere is transparent, which is why you can see the stars and moon at night. During the day the light from the stars is drowned out by scattered light from the sun. Clouds in the sky are translucent.
This vast system of stars appears as an avenue of lights across the night time sky?
The milky Way
Where would you be if you couldn't see any circumpolar stars?
Nothing seen in the sky from a point on the Equator is "circumpolar", meaning that everything in the sky appears to rise and set.
What does the the southern cross represent?
The southern Cross is actually a constellation of 4 stars that appears in the southern potion of the sky.
Why does the sun appear larger than other stars in the sky?
The sun appears larger than other stars in the sky because it is much closer to Earth than those stars. This proximity makes the sun's size and brightness more prominent in our view compared to the distant stars.
What does the NZ Southern Cross represent?
The southern Cross is actually a constellation of 4 stars that appears in the southern potion of the sky.
Why does the sun appear so bright in the sky?
because it closer to earth than other stars so it appears larger
What is a stars apparent magnitude?
An apparent magnitude is a measure of how bright a star appears from Earth. The lower the apparent magnitude, the brighter the star appears in the night sky. Negative values indicate very bright stars, while positive values indicate fainter stars.
