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Which shape of the moon will you never see during daytime?

You will never see a full moon during daytime. This is because the full moon is directly opposite the sun in the sky, making it visible only at night when the sun has set.


Why is the moon sometimes visible during the daytime?

The moon is sometimes visible during the daytime because its position in its orbit around the Earth causes it to be in the sky at the same time the sun is. Depending on its phase, angle, and position relative to the sun and Earth, the moon can be visible during the day.


Which of the suns layers is only visible during eclipses?

The corona is the sun's outermost layer, which is only visible during a total solar eclipse when the moon covers the sun's surface. The corona is much dimmer than the sun's surface, making it visible only when the sun's bright photosphere is blocked.


Every night you see the usual stars... the big dipper and others. What stars are on the other side of the planet where it is daytime?

The star that can be seen on the other side of the planet where it is daytime is the Sun, which is so bright -- except for during a total eclipse -- it outshines all the other stars. To see what is/was behind the sun you will have to wait half a year until the earth's orbit takes it to the other side of the sun. Then the night sky will show you the stars that the sun was hiding. The constellations that are hidden by the sun in this way are those that form the zodiac. Constellations like the big dipper in the north are circumpolar (they are above rather than on a level with the sun) and thus remain visible all year.


Why is it that you can see the moon during daytime?

The moon takes about 28 days to rotate around the earth. And it takes 24 hours for the earth to rotate in the spot. At some point the moon is at the same side of the earth as the sun. and when the earth is facing the sun it is daytime. so when the moon is at the same side of the earth as the sun you can see it at daytime.

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Which shape of the moon will you never see during daytime?

You will never see a full moon during daytime. This is because the full moon is directly opposite the sun in the sky, making it visible only at night when the sun has set.


Why is the moon sometimes visible during the daytime?

The moon is sometimes visible during the daytime because its position in its orbit around the Earth causes it to be in the sky at the same time the sun is. Depending on its phase, angle, and position relative to the sun and Earth, the moon can be visible during the day.


Why is it cooler at nighttime than daytime?

Because the Earth orbits around the sun, and the sun is more visible daytime. One part of the earth faces Sun during the day.


Why is a solar eclipse visible at daytime only?

A solar eclipse is visible during daytime because it occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun's light from reaching the Earth. The alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth must be in a specific position for a solar eclipse to happen, usually during the day when the Sun is visible.


Why is there only 1 star in the sky?

There are actually billions of stars in the sky, but during the daytime, sunlight is so bright that only the brightest star, our Sun, is visible. At night, more stars become visible as the sky darkens and our eyes adjust to the darkness.


Is the full moon visible during the daytime?

No. When the moon is full, it appears half-the-sky away from the sun, so it can't be in the sky at the same time that the sun is.


When are the longest daytime hours in Antarctica?

During some summer days, daylight is visible for 24 hours: the sun doesn't set during those days.


Which of the suns layers is only visible during eclipses?

The corona is the sun's outermost layer, which is only visible during a total solar eclipse when the moon covers the sun's surface. The corona is much dimmer than the sun's surface, making it visible only when the sun's bright photosphere is blocked.


Area of the sun visible only during a total eclipse?

the corona


What is a very hot gas of the sun visible only during a total eclipse of the sun?

Helium


Very hot gases of the sun visible only during the total eclipse of the sun?

The corona.


Every night you see the usual stars... the big dipper and others. What stars are on the other side of the planet where it is daytime?

The star that can be seen on the other side of the planet where it is daytime is the Sun, which is so bright -- except for during a total eclipse -- it outshines all the other stars. To see what is/was behind the sun you will have to wait half a year until the earth's orbit takes it to the other side of the sun. Then the night sky will show you the stars that the sun was hiding. The constellations that are hidden by the sun in this way are those that form the zodiac. Constellations like the big dipper in the north are circumpolar (they are above rather than on a level with the sun) and thus remain visible all year.