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night sky
The sky as it is seen during the night, often with stars, the moon, and planets.
An einem klaren Abend kann man am Nachthimmel Tausende von Sternen erkennen.
On a clear evening, you can make out thousands of stars in the night sky.
This word is a simple compound made up of 'Nacht' (night) and 'Himmel' (sky). So it describes exactly what it literally means: the sky at night.
Der Vollmond erhellte den gesamten Nachthimmel.
The full moon lit up the entire night sky.
When describing what can be seen in the sky, the preposition 'am' is almost always used.
Am Nachthimmel funkelten unzählige Sterne.
Countless stars sparkled in the night sky.
Common adjectives are 'klar' (clear), 'dunkel' (dark), and 'sternenklar' (starry / clear and full of stars). Typical verbs used in this context are 'beobachten' (to observe), 'leuchten' (to shine), and 'funkeln' (to sparkle).
Durch das Teleskop beobachteten wir den klaren Nachthimmel.
Through the telescope, we observed the clear night sky.
starry sky
Sternenhimmel and Nachthimmel can refer to the same sky at night. Sternenhimmel highlights clearly visible stars and other celestial bodies, while Nachthimmel generally means the sky during the night. When many stars are visible, Sternenhimmel is especially appropriate.
Trotz der dichten Wolken beobachten wir den dunklen Nachthimmel.
Despite the thick clouds, we observed the dark night sky.
Nach dem Ende der Wolken bewundern wir den klaren Sternenhimmel.
Once the clouds had cleared, we admired the clear, starry sky.
