2007-02-28 07:30:34 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I guess so because there has to be stars behind earth
2007-02-28 07:33:25 · answer #1 · answered by Israel j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume you mean while Earth is in your field of vision. The answer is yes--at least the brighter ones. The earthlight would tend to drown out the weaker ones.
BTW--that is not usually the case for camera images. The human eye/visual cortex is extremely sensitive. Very few cameras or other optical instruments can do the job of fltering out the masking effect of a bright object like the Earth--so the photoes we get from space don't show the stars. The same is true of the lunar mission videotapes--the light reflected from the lunar surface was more than enough to blot out the stars--at least with the video equipment they had then. Todays digital cameras might do better.
2007-02-28 15:45:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Earth's glare would probably flood out the stars closest to the Earth's edge, but yes, you could see stars in the vicinity of Earth, same as you can around a full moon.
Remember also that dependig on where you were in relation to the sun, the Earth would show phases just like the moon.
2007-02-28 15:37:04 · answer #3 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, unless the earth was directly in front of the sun which would make it too bright for you to see the stars from that angle, you were too close to the earth to see around it, or you are thinking of some other random possibility that could occur. In answer to your question, yes.
2007-02-28 15:37:08 · answer #4 · answered by jtf7793 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stars are tiny because they're very far away. I don't think human being would be able to travel in space as far as the stars are located, so I'd see no, we can't see the stars while looking back at the Earth.
2007-02-28 15:35:24 · answer #5 · answered by lanisoderberg69 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well technically you can see stars if you were in space. but if you mean between you and the earth, then probably not. thats because the closest star to earth is about 3 light years away, which is extremely far.
2007-02-28 15:34:58 · answer #6 · answered by lotto 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well yeah you would see the star on the other side of the earth. The stars are all over space......EVERYWHERE!!!!!
2007-02-28 16:45:20 · answer #7 · answered by sotagirl74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course you could. The stars are all over the universe no matter where you are. (Unless you are in a black hole and can't see them then thats different)
2007-02-28 15:45:00 · answer #8 · answered by Lighting Bolt 7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course.....or at least the ones around the earth.
2007-02-28 15:34:22 · answer #9 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Needs a few more variables answered to give a solid answer to this question.
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2007-02-28 15:56:33 · answer #10 · answered by Bacchus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋