THE NORTH STAR AND THE SKY OF GUIANA.
Ciudad Guayana, the only city arising from urban planning in general has a poor sky in stars, the sky is almost always covered by a thin layer of clouds that dimmed the glow of the stars, the fog gets thicker as far as our eyes down to horizon.
At night it is normal to see around street lamps a subtle halo around them, no matter what time of night, there is always that strange mist whose origin is difficult to know its origin may be the result Air Pollution basic business product found on the perimeter of the city or a weather phenomenon on our unique position geographically, with the plains to the north, south and jungle in the east the Atlantic Ocean instead of the windward of the prevailing winds. Personally I believe more in the climate option but can not rule out industrial pollution.
is for this fog with the glow of city lights the sky in Guyana is particularly poor in stars allowing only those with the highest intensity observed hiding the bulk of the stellar population. Here usually we can only observe stars up to magnitude +3. On the horizon the lack of stars is particularly marked by mist and / or the clouds that are frequently observed.
I've always loved astronomy and yet never had the opportunity to observe the North Star, because in my youth watching the skies of Caracas and the Avila along with the imposing Pico Oriental Naiguatá and prevented me from your vision. The times I spend the night at these summits, the sea mist ever prevented the observation of this star so special.
sky Guiana This consent allows me to enjoy the Polar Star, the axis of the sky.
Eventually, in the months of December and January the Guianan we witnessed an extraordinary change in the appearance of the sky, the atmosphere is lighter, the eternal haze appears decreasing clouds disappear and allowing us to enjoy a clear sky, clear blue by day and quite starry night, is in these few moments, if we look to the North not far above the horizon will see a pale and solitary star.
This star is the north star, Polaris, or as identified on the planispheres, α Ursae Minori to be the main star of the constellation Ursa Minor. " Astro
unique glow modest (magnitude of +2) that we wonder why she does not bother by the movement of her companions, planets or the Sun itself, as all seem to revolve around it ... ... ..
December 2009
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