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Bookmark or Share- How many stars and galaxies can be seen by the naked eye?On a visit to Yosemite in May of 1975 or 1976, I saw a very clear, very dark and moonless night sky that was studded with stars. I gazed at the sky for a long time because it was so beautiful, and in that sky I also saw galaxies. I don't remember exactly how many galaxies, but there were multiple galaxies.
- moonless night and lunar phase - Astronomy Stack ExchangeA moonless night is, as you suspect, a night in which the Moon does not appear visible in the sky.This happens once per month, when the Moon is near the Sun. Due to the proximity of the Moon and the Sun in the sky, at that time the Moon is the smallest sliver possible, and therefore not a full moon.
- Why has there been no moon for 2 nights straightStack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers.
- the moon - Moonless nights? - Astronomy Stack ExchangeThe short answer is yes: there are hours of the night when the Moon is not visible. As others have indicated, the New Moon rises around the time of sunrise and sets around the time of sunset; therefore, the New Moon is not visible in the nighttime sky.
- How much of the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye from earth?At any one time, an average observer can see about 2,500 stars in a clear dark sky. Note that eyesight varies and sharp-eyed individuals may be able to see a half-magnitude dimmer stars than the average eye (apparent magnitude is a scale in which each integer is $2.51$ ($100^{0.2}$) times brighter or dimmer than the next consecutive integer.)
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