To sign 'stars', form both hands into '1' handshapes with your index fingers pointing up. Hold your hands high in front of you, near head level, to represent the sky. Brush the sides of your index fingers past each other, alternating moving them up and down a few times.
Point up to indicate looking, sign 'stars' by brushing your raised index fingers together, and finish with the sign for 'tonight'.
Sign 'stars' while moving your hands slightly across your upper signing space, using an expressive face to emphasize the large amount.
Sign 'my', 'favorite', and 'shape', then sign 'star' using a shorter, single brushing motion to indicate just one.
Point up to indicate looking, sign 'stars' by brushing your raised index fingers together, and finish with the sign for 'tonight'.
Sign 'stars' while moving your hands slightly across your upper signing space, using an expressive face to emphasize the large amount.
Sign 'my', 'favorite', and 'shape', then sign 'star' using a shorter, single brushing motion to indicate just one.
The core sign is the same. For the plural 'stars', you typically repeat the brushing motion a few more times or move your hands slightly across your upper signing space to show multiple stars.
No, it doesn't matter at all. The movement is an alternating, continuous brushing motion, so either your dominant or non-dominant hand can start the upward movement.
In ASL, location often provides visual context. Holding your hands high places the stars in their natural location—the sky above you—making the sign more visually intuitive.
