Why are people putting giant stars on the side of their houses?
346588
is it Christmas already?
713708
Maybe you could make use of a giant mirror orbiting directly above you geostationarily in space.\n\nSo you could see your house... from the sky. :)
327885
The stars are out all the time it's just that during the hours of daylight it's too bright to see them.  There will be stars every night, whether cloud obscures them or not is a different matter.
589675
Yes many stars ar bigger than the Sun. The Sun is a middle aged small to mid sized star. Some of the really giant stars would even overlap the earth's orbit if they were placed where the Sun is. \n\nRefer the following links for some more info on stars.
726493
I never paid attention to it. I will look at it more closely next time I see it though. I am not really sure about the upside down stars being evil though. I will look into that also.
133529
because our universe is too big for us to only be the ones inhabiting it.and there's a lot of historical facts even before the camera was made aboout people seeing flying circle things specially during eclipses
765934
That is when most people do it - we just leave ours up year round, as they are difficult to remove.  You can put them up anytime you want; most people just don't turn them on until after Thanksgiving.  It is your house, so do whatever is convenient for you.
166889
I live in a small town in the midwest and make it a point to go out and do some stargazing.  The street lights do wash out some of the dimmer stars, but there are still a lot of stars to see.  Going out into the countryside will reveal a lot more stars.  Not only the stars though, in the last week I have also seen Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury..and the most fantastic cresent moon in the early morning.  If a person can get up into the mountains at night (no mountains where I am at), the sky is very full of stars...way too cool.
157772
Except for stars nearest the Pole Star, all stars move in one single direction all the time --- east to west. This isn't because the stars are moving but instead because Earth is rotating.\n\nIf you're seeing stars moving 'rapidly' and 'sporadically' you're either not observing stars, or you should tell me where you're gettin' that good stuff :)
904925
The tin star that people are hanging on their houses is the star used by Communism. Ain't no secret, just deviate Demorats.
727331
Good question but I doubt it because our constellations were created by ancient people that wouldn't have been able to see the stars in the day time to place it in a constellation. \n\nBut they were very smart about the movement of the stars during ancient times so it is possible they could predict were the sun was and place it in a constellation.
817174
Most people wait until the day after Thanksgiving to do it. I don't like seeing them up before then either. Some people put them up earlier because they have some nice weather to do it in and then don't turn them on until after Thanksgiving.
471007
Because stars are not very bright. In the day time, scattered sunlight makes the sky a bright blue, brighter than the stars. Even bright streetlights are enough to overwhelm the dim starlight.
329379
Greetings,\n\nYou will sometimes see pictures of stars with points, reference to the link below.  The gentleman who took the picture placed string in a cross-hair pattern over the objective (the opposite end from the eyepiece) to make the points of the stars.  When he was asked why he does this Mr. Russel stated that he just like the way it looked.\n\nThe points on stars in most photographs are generally derived from either slight overexposure or the telescope being out of collimation slightly.\n\n-matt
745399
Believe me, I understand the temptation- I probably hate them more than you do. All the "me too" "gotta keep up with the Jones' " people ran out and bought them, instead of opting for more traditional (and much more tasteful) decorations. Like we really need more tacky, oversized, Chinese made plastic crap in this country. Unfortunately, the others are right; it is vandalism, you can get arrested, and be forced to pay for the damage. THAT SAID, a sling shot may not do it, as these things are kept inflated with fans that run constantly since they are already full of leaks. You'd need to create a much larger hole in order to be effective.
594462
I dunno. Why don't you ask the stars up above?
51730
since they normally do it to prevent the sun from reflecting in their eyes, it probably helps with the reflection of the lights in the dome.  That and looks.