Different Stars at Different Times and Places?

I was able to go out on a Saturday and as I came out if a casino, Grand Sierra Resort, I noticed that I could not see any stars I was only able to see the moon, I left about nine o'clock and headed over to a friends house. As I was leaving the casino I was able to see a bit more stars but not as much. I left their house around one in the morning and as I was getting into my dad's car I saw so  many stars, which got me thinking of what I learned about light pollution. At what time are stars more visible and around what time do they disappear from our sight? Do stars appear different like the moon does in the southern hemisphere or do we see different stars than different parts of the world because of our locations and time?

According to Clara Moskowitz, "The opportunity to see certain constellations I'd never before seen, some of which are visible only from below the equator, was one of the experiences I was most looking forward to on the trip."  Different constellations are visible at different locations and I realized that I was able to see more stars at later times that I haven't noticed before. I thought it was interesting how some nights I would see certain stars that I could identify but I also would see different stars that I have not paid much attention towards and some of the stars that I noticed seemed to only come out later at night, perhaps because they were easily hidden from sight due to the light pollution.

Winter is about to begin and I have the opportunity to travel this year south where I will be able to observe the sky and notice the differences between the stars at night compared to my observations because of the time difference. I understand that our sky looks different from different places in the world but it's exciting realizing that I have the opportunity to see a different side of the sky and hopefully I have the opportunity to see the sky without any light pollution masking the sky.

 Works Cited:

Moskowitz, Clara. "Reporter's Journal: A New Yorker's View of the Southern Sky." Space.com. N.p., 8 Apr. 2013. Web. 01 Nov. 2014.