is it possible to see the night sky clearly?

Question

how could you see planets stars galaxies etc

Answer 1

Once I was living and working in a small town in inner mongolia. One clear moonless night I brave the winter cold to walk out from the school I was working at into the dark night to view the river of heaven (the milky way). You have never seen anything so beautiful as the pure night sky.

Modern cities are filled with both air and light pollution making it almost impossible to see the night sky.

But it is an amazing sight, worth seeing (even when it is cold enough to freeze the hot tea I was carrying in my thermos).

You can see most of the planets and the close galaxies and of course, more stars in the sky than all the grains and sand in all the beaches of the world (and I didn't even go far enough to escape all light pollution).

Answer 2

Certainly, assuming you have normal vision or vision corrected with glasses. You won't see much if you live in a city: Sun, Moon, five planets, and a few dozen bright stars. Where I live in rural Ontario, I can see thousands of stars, at least two galaxies (the Milky Way and Andromeda), and the occasional comet every night with my naked eye. With my telescope I can see millions of stars and thousands of galaxies.

Answer 3

it has to be a clear night (no clouds) and you need to get away from the city lights that block out the stars. i recommend going into the country. when halley's comet went by us recently and there was a meteor shower (i live in NJ) we went out to an industrial park that had no lights on and we could see very clearly several constellations and stars, and of course, meteors. oh, this time of year is best to view the stars because of the tilt of the earth's axis.

Answer 4

long island's ideal isn't all that super. while i become on Cape Cod, i ought to truly see skyglow from enormous apple low on the horizon. LI being closer could have plenty extra. That stated, Montauk, or a number of the extra distant components on fire Island could be approximately as dark sky as LI has to furnish. have you ever learnt that the Vanderbilt Museum/Planetarium has a sixteen inch telescope the time-honored public can use a number of the time?

Answer 5

You really need to be away from towns and cities because of light polution....

There is loads to see with the naked eye....or binoculars...and of course the telescope.

In the UK the most to see in the night sky is during the winter months but the night sky is often to cloudy to get much

Answer 6

Yes you can. Just get away from city lights and use a telescope. You should have a beautiful view of the stars.

Answer 7

Where I live you can see alot of stars on a cloudless night. But with light pollution you can't see all of the constellations.

Answer 8

Look up at the night sky on a crisp clear night. It's fun.

Answer 9

Yes, Montana lol

Answer 10

yes you can, but it has to be a very clear ngiht sky, and it is possible with a telescope