It may be possible to see a further planet, Uranus, but this will depend on a few factors your eyesight, the weather conditions etc. Although there are some limitations using the naked eye, it is still possible.
Consider that you will see the planets as bright lights they will look like stars. You can also invest in a good pair of astronomical binoculars to see more, or get further detail and clarity on the planets. Since it is possible to see the planets without a telescope, I will give you some more information so you know what you can expect to see and are aware of factors that you should consider when doing this.
Planets have been observed with the naked eye for thousands of years. In fact, it was the Ancient Civilizations who first discovered the planets in this way by eyesight. They were identified by their movement patters in the sky, relative to other stars that appear in the night sky.
The five planets Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter and potentially Uranus can all be seen by the naked eye or with a pair of astronomical binoculars.
Not considered a planet because it is not orbiting the sun, you can also see the Earths Moon. You can see Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter relatively clearly with your naked eye.
However, it is important to note that they will appear only as small bright spots of like. In many ways they look like stars. For this reason alone, it is hard to distinguish them from stars and in the beginning its actually quite hard to tell that they are planets. You can see Mercury at very specific times, although it typically looks faint.
Specifically, you will need to look very early in the morning around sunrise and similarly in the evening before sunset. There are a number of astronomical binoculars available with different specifications that can help us observe the planets without a telescope.
The reputable company Celestron manufactures high-spec astronomical binoculars that will enable you to view the planets with a lot more clarity and for sharp viewing. The next transit won't happen for another years! The Venus Transit page describes the Transit, the historical significance of transits for setting the scale of the solar system to find the Astronomical Unit , and also how to view the Sun safely.
Because Mercury and Venus are closer to the Sun than we are i. The superior planets can be visible at midnight. At midnight you are pointed directly away from the Sun so you see solar system objects above the horizon that are further out from the Sun than we are.
The orrery diagrams below illustrate the midnight view, the view for "evening star" positions, and the view for the "morning star" positions. The evening star view shows why the "evening star" planet can be seen only in the western sky after sunset and the morning star view shows why the "morning star" planet can be seen only in the eastern sky before sunrise.
Select the images to enlarge them. The animation assumes the observer is far enough north in the northern hemisphere, so the solar system objects appear in the southern sky. In that case, objects to the right of the Sun are "ahead of" the Sun timewise rising and setting before the Sun and objects to the left of the Sun are "behind" the Sun timewise rising and setting after the Sun.
Note that the position of the Sun in the sky with respect to the horizon determines the time of day. But sometimes a strange thing happensa planet will slow down its eastward drift among the stars, halt, and then back up and head westward for a few weeks or months, then halt and move eastward again. The planet executes a loop against the stars! When a planet is moving backward it is said to be executing retrograde motion. Perhaps it seemed to the ancients that the planets wanted to take another look at the stars they had just passed by.
The figure below shows Mars' retrograde loop happening at the beginning of Straka, How does earth being flat change any of that? Same in the mornings depending on the time of year. Wow, the earth is a sphere. Just like the rest of the planets and moons and every other large celestial body.
Muchas gracias. Hi Michael, Our apologies in advance that this is a long reply but hopefully, it answers your question. When they arrive at superior conjunction, that is the day they transition from a morning star to an evening star. It then transitions back to being a morning star. Thank u for the artical here is juat 1 lonely pic i have taken out of thousands.. Hi Kari, the same thing happened to me.
I so appreciate space and our place in it. Very good pictures and explained very well, but what do you mean by opposition or opposite the sun.
Hi Liz, all the planets in our solar system orbit the Sun. At certain points during these orbits, the Earth finds itself directly between the Sun and another planet. Thank you for a very nice article! Terrific, Bob. Moon Phase Calendar. Recipe Rating Recipe Rating. Newest Oldest Most Voted. Inline Feedbacks. Reply to Straja. Michael Baransky. Susan Higgins. Reply to Michael Baransky. Reply to Susan Higgins.
Gene Robinson. Reply to Gene Robinson. Composite of Jupiter and Saturn images taken this morning. Kari Pelser. Reply to Kari Pelser. Liz Hohlbein.
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