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The southern sky has a better view of the Milky Way and there are more bright stars and constellations visible. Also the fact that the southern hemisphere is le

• RoyalHenOil 3y ago
  I grew up in the northern hemisphere and now live in the southern hemisphere. The night sky appears brighter and more starry in the southern hemisphere (after correcting for moonlight and light pollution, of course) due to the Milky Way, but it is harder to see constellations due to the low contrast. The most noticeable individual stars sit quite low in the sky. Here, the "background" behind the nearest stars is black, making them easy to see and seemingly brighter. I think it is no coincidence that the vast majority of named constellations occur in the northern hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere, people traditionally navigated by the Milky Way rather than by individual patterns of stars. Both hemispheres have a very beautiful and distinctive night sky. It is impossible to say which is "better" because they are so different from each other.
• simonbarker87 3y ago
  Oh nice, thanks