I'm in Essex and the sun is setting. If I was in Clare [or offaly for that matter] in about an hour's time there would be little stars winking all over the place in the twilight.
2006-07-13 08:50:29 · 15 answers · asked by SouthOckendon 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Light pollution from nearby street lights etc. I lived in Nepal for 6mths and was just blown away by the stars I could see every night. My friend over there was from the Isle of Skye and was much less impressed that me
2006-07-13 08:54:55 · answer #1 · answered by emily_jane2379 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
for two reasons:
1) if u live in a built up/urban area the street lights stop u from seeing the stars as the light reflects on the earths atmosphere and all you see is street lights,
2) the blue during the day is a reflection of the sea. The sun must have completely disappeared and there must be no sun anywhere 4 u 2 see the stars else the reflection from the sea will stop u from seeing the stars.
2006-07-14 08:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by nervous 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you will find that the light from our sun is a lot brighter than from the stars, also you have light reflecting off the surface of the earth back up and dust and polution in the atmosphere will scatter sunlight. When you look at the sky at dawn or dusk before or after the sun comes above the horizon you can see one or two of the brightest stars.
2006-07-13 16:07:32 · answer #3 · answered by Glenn M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just wait. If there is a lot of light pollution then you will see only the brightest ones. You see more out of the city.
2006-07-13 16:08:35 · answer #4 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you have so much ambient light from the city around you that it blocks out the starlight. All that ambient light is reflecting around in the atmosphere, blotting out the stars.
2006-07-13 15:53:36 · answer #5 · answered by bequalming 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When light hits the smog in the sky it cover up the stars.
2006-07-13 15:53:33 · answer #6 · answered by Elle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun can't be out. If the sun reflects off anything then you can't see the stars.
2006-07-13 15:54:04 · answer #7 · answered by batmantis1999 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably smog or light pollution. The refraction of light in the atmosphere plays its part too.
2006-07-13 15:53:52 · answer #8 · answered by bigscary_monster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light pollution aka ambient light from the city.
2006-07-14 01:44:04 · answer #9 · answered by amish_renegade 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe some stars are being covered by those dark clouds.
when you ride a plane you can't even see down if the clouds are passing towards the plane or the plane passing above the bundles clouds... its dangerous!
2006-07-13 16:02:16 · answer #10 · answered by babyblu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋