Why can't we see the stars in the day? Is it because of the sun? Why can we only see them at night?
2007-10-25 02:51:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It's a matter of contrast between the brightness of the sky and the brightness of the star. The brightness of the Sun also narrows the pupil of the eye, and since stars are very dim, this also has a big impact.
But if you use a telescope at high magnification, and you know where to point it, you CAN see bright stars in the daytime. The higher the magnification the better, as this reduces the brightness of the background sky and enhances contrast.
2007-10-25 05:24:44 · answer #1 · answered by Keith P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's because of the sun. The stars are still up there but the light from the sun means you can't see them.
2007-10-25 02:55:47 · answer #2 · answered by Garnet D 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The stars aren't bright enough to see in daytime. They aren't even bright enough to see at night when looking through a window from inside a lighted house. Lights from inside the house reflecting off the glass cause enough glare to overwhelm all but the brightest stars.
2007-10-25 03:05:46 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The light scattered by the atmosphere when the sun is up, that gives the sky its lovely blue colour, is brighter than the light from the stars, hence they cannot be seen.
2007-10-25 03:32:19 · answer #4 · answered by Jason T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sun is too bright and lights up our atmosphere during the day.
2007-10-25 02:55:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
With a large enough telescope mirror you can see stars in the daytime.
2007-10-25 06:22:25 · answer #6 · answered by Mark 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stars do glow during the day, but we can't see them because of the glare of sunlight.
2007-10-25 02:56:20 · answer #7 · answered by chuja00 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋