2007-03-20 03:56:29 · 21 answers · asked by q diva 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
because during the daytime the star is covered in a thin layer of cheese. This cheese melts at night time.
2007-03-20 04:00:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is not just the Pole Star, you cannot see, you cannot see any of the stars during the day time. Some of the stars (especially planets like Jupiter which is very bright and Venus) start becoming visible just before dusk. The reason for it is the amount of visible light coming to us from the stars (including the Pole Star) is extremely small in comparison with the light coming to us from the sun. It is almost like trying to see and distinguish a small candle a mile away near a parked car with its lights on and directed towards us. I hope this was helpful. .
2007-03-20 11:15:20 · answer #2 · answered by East Ender 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite simply the light from the sun is reflected back of the Earth's surface, i.e. the sky is not really blue but a relection of the earth's seas and oceans giving this effect; and so because this source of reflected light is greater than that of the Pole star it is obscured from our view during daylight hours, as is most other stars, although two of the planets can be seen with a good telescope and you know exactly where to look.
2007-03-20 11:07:37 · answer #3 · answered by Mac 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have been reports of people who have seen some stars at night. I believe in '47 a Harvard Prof reported to see Canis Major in the day. The star is about a -1.6 and if you are looking in the exact right part of the sky it is possible to see it. (This was reported in Sky and Telescope magazine the most recent issue. It is at home in the bathroom so I cannot quote the page, but a very interesting article.) So it is possible to see 1 stay almost every day, and possible to see a second star some times.
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2007-03-20 11:28:57 · answer #4 · answered by Bacchus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. You can. Most of the brighter stars are visible during the day if you know just where to look and use magnification to dim the background. Most of the double star research can be conducted as long as the sky is clear.
2007-03-20 11:37:50 · answer #5 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because, according to my STARRY NIGHT Astronomy software, POLARIS (the Pole Star) is 432 Light years away from us, and is a Magnitude 2.0 star with a Magnitude 8.0 Companion (according to my book on stars)..... in comparison, SIRIUS (the brightest star there is) is magnitude -1.4 and about 8 light years away.
And they basically just get blocked out from the light of our own Star, the Sun...... which is roughly 1AU away from us, and so bright you can't look directly at it without getting blinded unless you wear eye protection equivalent to #14 Welding Goggles.
1AU = the Average Distance between the Earth & Sun
1 Light Year = about 63,400AU
432 Light Years = 27388800AU
2007-03-21 18:15:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just the pole star? you mean, you can see the others, or is there another reason for the question?.
2007-03-22 19:36:46 · answer #7 · answered by Spanner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun lights the sky too much and it's not visible just like all the other stars that are there.
2007-03-20 11:01:15 · answer #8 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sun's light over powers the light of all the stars which are light years away.
2007-03-20 12:39:41 · answer #9 · answered by bldudas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the sky is brighter than the star to the observer on the ground.
2007-03-20 11:04:12 · answer #10 · answered by xooxcable 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋