Ancient Egyptian Stargazers Ancient Egyptian Stargazers Let's imagine we are looking at the stars for the first time. We see hundreds of tiny points of light scattered across the sky.
Some stars are very bright, many are dim.
If we stare at one star, it will probably twinkle, appearing to flicker in brightness. Apart from twinkling, though, the brightest stars remain bright, while the faint stars remain faint. After some time we become aware that the stars do not change position compared to other stars. Most stars seem to be scattered randomly, like hands full of pebbles thrown on the ground. But in some parts of the sky we see some pattern.