Hi Niqua
The stars move across the sky in about 12 hours and that's because of the revolving of the Earth so yes - you would need to be out to see the stars in Orion before they set - and right now - they do set in the west and quickly - because of the angle of the planet right now
No questions are silly - I have had two professions - one of them as a private tutor until I got a teaching certificate so to me - questions are necessary - we need to ask about what we don't understand
The Wolf/Dog Star follows Orion - and it is behind and slightly to the north right now- it's the brightest star in the night sky - but not as bright as Jupiter and Venus - but as time passes Orion will set in the evening and start rising in the morning and this is a spring-sign for us - and during summer nights it is really easy to follow the progress of Orion and the Dog/Wolf Star -
You definately saw the Southern Cross - wonderful - it is the easiest of the constellations to find and visible all night all year when the sky is clear -
And the moon was too bright to see anything near it last night - I had the same trouble myself - the moon was beautiful though
To see the objects I am talking about you don't need a telescope and most of the time not even binoculars - but it helps to find the smaller planets
I am having such a great time with this thread - I never knew anyone else would be so interested and this is terrific - some people give me a blank star when I talk about something I find exciting
But hey - in the unit I had before this one I was upstairs and my unit faced west. One night I could see the moon - it was past full and Mars - and over maybe an hour I saw Mars get closer and closer to the moon until it disappeared behind if for a short time and then appeared on the other side
I was stunned at how people I told didn't care - it was a fantastic high-point in my life - wow
It's fun yeah - I love it
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