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What are the bright lights in night sky that are NOT stars or planets?
The moving bright lights may be aircraft, satellites, or meteors. The bright points that are not stars or planets may also be galaxies, asteroids, comets, or the moons of planets.
Can planets of the solar system be found in the Big Dipper?
No, the big dipper (or Ursa Major) is not in the area of the sky that the planets move through. All of the planets, sun and moon are more or less on the same plane, so they all move in the same east/west line across the sky. Ursa Major is more to the north.
Why are planets also called as wanderers?
The very first astronomers merely looked at night at the stars. They noticed that almost all the stars circled the north star (Polaris) during the night (this is due to the Earth's rotation). Some of the stars seemed to be moving differently, with paths of their own, these were not stars, but were planets.
What is holding the planets in the sky?
What's holding the planted in orbit is the sun because the aun has a really strong gavatanional pull that can hold all the planets in our solar system
What region are most of the planets found?
They're all found in the sky. The only exception is the one we're standing on.
Why can you see planets in the sky?
because some of the planets reflect lights from the sun like Venus.
What are the bright lights in night sky that are NOT stars or planets?
The moving bright lights may be aircraft, satellites, or meteors. The bright points that are not stars or planets may also be galaxies, asteroids, comets, or the moons of planets.
When did man first release the lights in the night sky in the sky were other stars and planets?
There are to many stars in the sky ! you can't count them . only godcan
How did the ancient astonomers know the planets were different from the stars?
Ancient astronomers can tell the difference the same way you can tell now - the planets move, while the stars stay in the same patterns. The word "planet" comes from the Greek word for "wanderer". The 'planets' were the lights in the sky that moved. Originally the Greeks included the Sun and Moon as planets, because they were light's that moved through the sky. Also, the closer and bigger planets, Jupiter, Mars & Venus are also MUCH brighter than stars. The smaller planets and the ones that are far, far away (Mercury & Saturn) are also bright - but not much brighter than the brightest stars in the sky. They also all travel in the same narrow path in the sky - the ecliptic. It's the same path the sun & moon follow in the sky through the months & year. These 7 lights were visible in the sky without telescopes - Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus & Saturn - which is how we got our 7 days of the week.
How do the planets stay in the sky?
planets stay in the sky due to the pull of gravity
What is light pollution and why is it a problem?
It's where excess artificial lighting at night, from buildings, streetlamps, cars (for example) lights up the particles in the sky and makes it difficult to see the night time sky. It's a particular problem with astronomy, all of the extra lighting near towns and cities lights up the sky and makes it more difficult to make observations of stars and planets.
How are stars moon and planets alike?
You can see all of them in the sky at night.
How does the distance of planets compare to the distance of stars?
Stars are all over Hollywood, planets are above us in the sky.
Which three planets occurred in the sky which three planets occured in the sky?
Mars Venus and Saturn
What is the region of the sky where the moon and planets appear?
The Moon, Sun and planets all appear in a strip of sky called the ecliptic. It is a plane defined by the plane of the Earth's orbit and the Sun is always on the ecliptic, while the Moon and planets stay close to it.
Why do the planets show at night?
there needs to be no lights Because the sky is dark at night, so the light of the sun, reflecting off a planet, can be seen, just as the light from the stars can be seen against the dark sky. During the day, the light from the planets and stars is obscured by the much brighter light from the sun.
Why on some occasions you can see the planets line up in the sky?
All of the planets orbit the sun at different rates, closer planets orbit quickly, while further planets orbit more slowly. They are all more or less on the same plane, so their paths in the sky will be similar to each other as the earth rotates. They sometimes appear to line up in the sky every now and then as they orbit at their different rates.
