2007-01-31 05:15:54 · 10 answers · asked by Diggler AKA The Cab Driver 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Because the rest of the time, the Sun gets in the way.
This might help. On a piece of paper, draw a circle, with the Sun at the center. The circle is the Earth's orbit around the Sun. Put a dot for the Earth on the bottom of the circle, and label it "Summer". Put another dot on the other side (the top) of the circle, and label it "Winter". Now draw an arrow above the circle, on the Winter side, pointing away from the Earth and Sun. Label the arrow "Orion".
In the summer time, on the Earth, you would have to look past the Sun to see Orion. In the winter time, you look away from the Sun to see Orion.
2007-01-31 05:27:03 · answer #1 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first guy has it right...the earth is tilted on its axis AND it wobbles. During the winter months(North. Hem.) the earth is tilted "more towards the sun" but is further in distance from the sun in its orbit. The tilt allows it to be visible at that time of year in the Northern Hemisphere. In the summer, the Earth is tilted "further away from the sun" but is closer to the sun in it's orbit.
The second guy, if you can see Orion 365 nights out of the year from Indiana...actually on the ground...you are on some serious meds. It's not physically possible.
2007-01-31 05:28:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey forget the tilt - it has nothing to do with it. The tilt is only in relation to the sun. The axis of the earth throughout our short lives will always point to the same point in the heavens.
Otherwise the Pole star would not always be in the same place, would it? (it does move around over 26000 years, but none of us will notice it).
Soemtimes Orion is not visible because the sun is in that part of the sky. That is all. You cannot see the stars in daylight, full stop.
2007-01-31 06:04:08 · answer #3 · answered by nick s 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
all the constellations appear in the sky everyday...during the winter months, orion is in the night sky...during the summer months, he is in the day sky
as you know, over the course of a year we revolve around the sun one time. every night, we are looking "out" into the universe (the sky opposite the sun)...so...over the course of 365 nights, you are actually seeing a panoramic view of what is around us...orion is located in that part of the sky the earth faces (at night) during the winter months...that is why we see him then...(the person in indiana is mistaken and may be thinking about the big dipper, which is visible every night due to its location near the top of our axial rotation -- it's constellation points to the north star, which seems to stay relatively stationary throughout the year)...
the 26,000 wobble in our axis has nothing to do with it...the only effect the wobble has is that it has disrupted our zodiac signs...what i mean is, your zodiac (i'm a virgo) is the constellation that the SUN was in during your birth month...well, those were calculated many thousands of years ago...the wobble has basically resulted in the sun's position being slightly behind what it was back then (actually a full month behind)...so, for me born in september, the sun is actually in libra during my birthday, not virgo anymore. that's why you shouldn't believe in astrology, b/c the whole basis of it is incorrect...i know i went off but there you go ;)
2007-01-31 05:47:43 · answer #4 · answered by izaboe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nicely, verify out it this way: in case you have been tiny ant sitting on the final component of a brilliant climate balloon might you ever see what became into below the balloon from that place? No. So employing that very crude occasion, it would desire to help you spot that neither are you able to be certain what's in the southern hemisphere while you're in the north or vice versa. endure in techniques, the constellations do no longer "commute" from north to south.
2016-12-17 06:31:18 · answer #5 · answered by wilma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the Sun in in the same part of the sky as Orion in the summer, so the sky is to bright to see it then.
2007-01-31 05:32:44 · answer #6 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with the position of the Earth on its orbit around the Sun, coupled with the tilt of the Earths axis.
2007-01-31 05:26:05 · answer #7 · answered by ??????????? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where are you at? I'm in Indiana(USA) and I see Orion every night, if it is a clear night... 365 days a year...
2007-01-31 05:22:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It falls beneath the visible horizon during certain months, one of the things that astro mechanics creates.
2007-01-31 05:19:58 · answer #9 · answered by Mitch H 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually it's shows up every day! Just different times of day or night.
And when the sun is in the constellation, it is nearly impossible to see it.
2007-01-31 05:38:43 · answer #10 · answered by Jim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋