<p>You can simulate this by going outside in clear weather, and spraying water with a hose. It is indeed possible to perceive stars despite precipitation.</p>
<p>However, where there is rain there are often clouds, which would be the bigger problem. But sometimes there is rain with patchy clouds.</p>

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Hi gomennathan - please read existing answers to a post to see if your post will add any value. This is especially the case where there is an accepted answer. I would suggest reading our [about] and [answer] pages for guidance.
Rory Alsop
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gomennathan
<p>Yes you can. You just need a partly clear sky (to see the stars) and part cloud (to produce the rain).</p>

<p>For an example of suitable conditions, look for pictures of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonbow" rel="noreferrer">moonbow</a>.  (I've only seen one once, personally.)</p>

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2023-10-13T00:13:28.397Z
Wind in the upper atmosphere can help as well - the rain cloud doesn't have to be overhead to get you wet, and the smaller the droplets - the larger a given wind speed will deflect them.
uhoh
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<p>I am writing a book with the following scene in one chapter: It is trickling and my protagonists are outside looking into the night sky, looking to the stars. Reviewing the scene I am wondering: Is this possible? <strong>Can you see the stars when it is trickling, or even when it rains?</strong> Are there images showing this?</p>

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2023-10-15T18:35:12.643Z
"trickling" is probably the wrong word to use. Do you mean "drizzling" or "showers" or "fog" or what?
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# Can you see the stars when it is trickling?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-04-04)

I am writing a book with the following scene in one chapter: It is trickling and my protagonists are outside looking into the night sky, looking to the stars. Reviewing the scene I am wondering: Is this possible? **Can you see the stars when it is trickling, or even when it rains?** Are there images showing this?

**Tags:** star, amateur-observing, night-sky

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "trickling" is probably the wrong word to use. Do you mean "drizzling" or "showers" or "fog" or what?  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2016-04-04. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

Yes you can. You just need a partly clear sky (to see the stars) and part cloud (to produce the rain).

For an example of suitable conditions, look for pictures of a [moonbow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonbow). (I've only seen one once, personally.)

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: Wind in the upper atmosphere can help as well - the rain cloud doesn't have to be overhead to get you wet, and the smaller the droplets - the larger a given wind speed will deflect them.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-10-12. Score: 0

You can simulate this by going outside in clear weather, and spraying water with a hose. It is indeed possible to perceive stars despite precipitation.

However, where there is rain there are often clouds, which would be the bigger problem. But sometimes there is rain with patchy clouds.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Hi username_2 - please read existing answers to a post to see if your post will add any value. This is especially the case where there is an accepted answer. I would suggest reading our [about] and [answer] pages for guidance.  

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