Does anyone know any websites that talk about the most starry nights in a certain region? Note: I'm not talking about shooting stars, just stars. A lot of them.
2007-07-16 15:48:19 · 11 answers · asked by HAPPY <3 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The problem with seeing lots of stars has to do with being in dark skies away from city lights and pollution.
Here is a view of the U.S. at night from space.
http://www.darksky.org/darksky/darksky_map.html
The key is to get away from the lights to a dark area, and best to view the stars on a moonless or new moon night.
I recently bought 10 acres in west Texas near Big Bend Park to locate a personal observatory in the desert. Dark skies are very important for the best star gazing. My location has a visible magnitude of >7 which means I will see all the stars that can be seen with the naked eye which at best can see 7.0 magnitude. That is the best we can get without a telescope.
Also, the sky is most clear after a cold front passes through or after a storm passes. Of course the absence of clouds is needed to.
Finally elevation improves viewing with thinner air.
I hope this helps.
2007-07-16 15:50:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Skycharts (try Astronomy.com) may give you some ideas.
As others have replied, it also depends on how much light pollution you have. Cupping your eyes, or using binoculars, will help, as will finding "shade" away from streetlights and neighbors' lights.
In North America, winter has some vivid constellations, meaning you can "see more" stars: the stick figure human Orion, pursued by The Big Dog Canis major, the "V" of the Hyades, the small fist of Pleides The Seven Sisters, Cassiopeia's "W" , all kinds of fun stuff up there.
Summer in North America puts the Milky Way overhead, which is, with binoculars, "the most" stars: look for Cygnus the Swan (cross shape) above you, or Sagitarius the Hunter (AKA the Teapot shape) to the south.
2007-07-16 18:38:20 · answer #2 · answered by Eddie Sea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem with your question is too many variables.
Time of year, location, clock-time, position of moon.
The actual number of stars doesn't change much.
The difference is our ability to see them.
A cold winter night is clearer than a hot summer one.
A night when the moon is not out, i.e. near to sun.
Location away from any major city or light sources.
Preferably up a mountain shielded from other lights.
The densest number of close stars is in our Milky Way.
That is the band of stars which appears over the equator.
2007-07-16 16:02:02 · answer #3 · answered by Robert S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really just need to get out to a place with low light pollution. Out in the desert is ideal, if you can get there... away from the lights in the city. You will see far, far more than other places.
The center of the galaxy is in the constellation Sagitarius (sp?), which will have the Milky Way (actually the plane of our galaxy). More stars during the time of year when that constellation is visible.
2007-07-16 15:52:23 · answer #4 · answered by John T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To see the most stars possible, you need a site away from artificial lights, and a clear, dark, moonless night. To find a dark site, you can check out the maps on this site: http://www.inquinamentoluminoso.it/worldatlas/pages/index.htm or download darksky finder to find the best sites in your area: http://www.darksky.org/darksky/
Ideal conditions depend on both the moon and the weather conditions. This site http://www.cleardarksky.com/csk/ can show you the predicted conditions for just about any place in the US and Canada. Note that they don't attempt to predict these conditions in advance, and even the prediction for the coming night might be wrong - it's weather, after all.
2007-07-16 18:37:16 · answer #5 · answered by injanier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the night with the least amount of clouds and light. The stars are always there. They dont just come out on certain nights.
2007-07-16 15:50:47 · answer #6 · answered by Trevin M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just listen to "Vincent", by Don McClean, those are always the starriest nights.
2007-07-16 15:51:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The maximum number of stars will be visible on the clearest night.
2007-07-20 03:25:16 · answer #8 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-01 07:53:37 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stars don't move, you can just see more of them when the sky is really clear, and you are as far away from city lights as possible
2007-07-16 15:51:12 · answer #10 · answered by coffeeshopnat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋