where are the stars in the afternoon?

Answer 1

They are still up there in the sky. You cannot see most of them because they are too dim, compared to the brightness of the sky.
The blue sky we see is the scattered light from the sun, and it tends to wash out the stars.
However you CAN SEE STARS in the daytime. Take a trip to your local planetarium, they can take you out and show you what stars are visible in the daylight.

There are a couple of stars that are bright enough to be visible in the daylight.
First off, Venus is easily seen in the daytime sky, Jupiter is sometimes visible, but very hard to find (in my experience anyway) and the star Sirius is also easily found in the daytime sky. During an eclipse you can often seen dozens of stars in the sky before the sun comes back out and the sky gets bright again.

And of course there is one bright star that is easily seen in the daylight, OUR SUN!

Answer 2

They are still there and they move from east to west just like the Sun, Moon and planets.

The light from the Sun is so bright that the stars cannot be seen during the hours of daylight.

As a point of interest the Moon, the planet Venus (if you know where to look) and certain artificial satellites (when their solar panels are at the right angle) can be seen during the day sometimes.

CAUTION.

Never look directly at the Sun with the naked eye or with any kind of optical aid such as a telescope or binoculars.

Never casually 'sweep' the sky with binoculars while the Sun is still above the horizon.

Focused sunlight on the back of the retina will cause instant and permanent eye damage.

Answer 3

The stars are still there and because the sun is so bright when we the Earth turns round and in that country it is day and the blinding sun blocks out the light from stars as air chemicals are in the atmosphere, the sun illuminates this thus creating haze as blue skies, this luminated has from the suns blinding light stop us from seeing the stars. Close planets are luminous and can be seen. As the Earth rotates and the place where you are facing away from the sun, this faces the other way from the sun so light doesn't effect the place you are. This leaves you able to see the stars.

Answer 4

Stars are there 24\7..In the daytime the Earth rotates to reveal the sun on half of the Earth, the light from the sun shines in on the earth the light bends or curves if you prefer.This lights up the upper atmosphere.As the light comes in hiding the stars..Ever see the moon in the daytime..( Closer relativity)

Answer 5

The stars are still in the sky, it's just that the Sun is so bright that it outshines them, and so you can't see them.

Basically the Sun lights up the whole sky making everthing brighter, so simply raising your hand to block out th eSun will not help you see the Stars. Once the Sun starts to get lower in the sky, then you will see more and more stars. The brighter stars will show up first.

Answer 6

Stars are visible during daytime if sufficient daylight is shaded. From the bottom of a deep mineshaft they are visible; the Greenwich Observatory has a telescope for daylight viewing. The pips of the Greenwich Time Signal are a direct result of someone viewing the relative position of the stars during daytime.

Answer 7

They are not on the other side of the earth haha.They are still up there. The sun is blinding you from seeing them.Here is an experiment for you.Go outside at nightwith a flashlight.Look up at all the stars.Now shine the flashlight in your eyes.What happened?
The stars are no longer visible.
Dont shine the flashlight in your eyes but for a couple of seconds you could cause damage to them.

Answer 8

the sun is brighter then the reflection it gives on the stars during the day at night the sun is blocked by the earth but can get the light to the stars to reflect the image back but during the day the sun is shinig on our part of the earth and therefore we cannot see the stars because the suns light is brighter.

Answer 9

They're in the same place that they are in the evening , you simply can't see them against the relatively bright background of the sky. There's no contrast for your eyes to see the stars.

Answer 10

Still where they were in the sky. They're on the other side of the earth. Also, you can't see the stars on our side, because our sun is too bright.