In places where there is not much air pollution, if you lift your head to the night sky you will encounter a fascinating view; stars… Well, nothing Have you tried seeing the stars from the airplane window while traveling at night? Or do you remember ever seeing one?

What could actually be the reason why we can never see the stars when we look from an airplane? Since they are miles away, shouldn’t there be a lot of difference between seeing them on land and in the air?

The lighting on the plane is one reason.

Think about your own home. When the light is on inside and it is dark outside you can’t see much not true? Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel explains this situation as follows:

“Someone looking in from the outside can see everything, but to see outside you have to turn off the lights in your house. To put it as a general rule; Where you look should be darker than where you look. “So if the planes had no lights, you could see the sky more clearly.”

This explanation sounds logical, of course, but it cannot be the only reason why we cannot see the stars.

There is a phenomenon called ‘sky glow’. This means; Artificial lighting in cities is so abundant that the sky becomes bright and sparkling. It’s a kind of light pollution.

This due to light pollution, The possibility that we won’t be able to see the stars becomes even greater. Still, you’re not satisfied with these answers, right? Let’s continue.

The moon also has a hand in this.

Another reason why we cannot see the stars when we travel by plane at night is the moon. the sky, Enough to destroy the shine of distant stars It can alleviate. Of course, this situation is usually much more apparent at times such as the full moon.

The angle at which we sit in the plane is also undeniable.

Even if we took the window seat, the cabin’s small window offers a very limited field of view. Even when we try to bend over and look up Exactly the viewing angle we want It is almost impossible to reach.

So even if we don’t take other factors into account looking at the stars from where we sit and from the small window of the plane It may not be physically possible.

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