night-sky

Darkness above, starred

The night sky is the sky as seen after dark, typically featuring stars, the moon, and other celestial bodies.

As a modifier, it describes things associated with or designed for viewing the darkened heavens: night-sky photography, a night-sky app for identifying constellations.

astronomy

telescope

Instrument magnifying faraway objects

observatoryFacility for celestial study
astronomerCelestial bodies researcher
planetariumProjected sky exhibit hall

astrophysics · cosmology · stargazing · zenith · meridian · declination · magnitude · equinox · solstice · azimuth

celestial-objects

stars

Luminous celestial bodies

moonNatural planetary satellite
planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies

meteor · comet · nebula · galaxy · Andromeda · aurora · satellite · eclipse · zodiac · Orion

twilight

dusk

Dimming after sundown

sunsetDay yielding to darkness
gloamingPoetic term for dusk
evenfallOnset of night

sundown · afterglow · crepuscular · alpenglow · eventide · vesper · dimming · penumbra · half-light · rosy

darkness

midnight

Twelve o'clock at night

pitch-blackCompletely without light
blacknessComplete absence of light
shadowLight blocked by object

gloom · murk · void · obsidian · ebony · sable · shroud · veil · nocturnal · moonless

wonder

vast

Extremely great in size

infiniteHaving no bounds
eternalLasting without end
boundlessWithout any boundaries

immensity · cosmos · awe · majesty · contemplation · mystery · expanse · canopy · panorama · splendor

Opposites

visual character

night-skyblue sky

Unclouded daytime atmosphere

Family

sky, night, nightfall, nighttime, overnight, nightly, skyline, skyward, nightscape

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G