Yes, but only for a short time after sunset or before sunrise. It would not be seen throughout the night, because it is close to the sun. You would not see it every night, only on rare occasions, because it is so close to the sun.
The planet Mercury is quite bright, and easily visible to the naked eye ... in the night sky.
But it can never appear more than about 28 degrees from the sun, so if the sun is
below the horizon ... like just before sunrise or just after sunset ... then Mercury is
very low in the sky.
Putting the two together, it adds up to a situation where Mercury is hard to find,
and hard to get a clear view of, but easy to see once you find it.
We've heard it said that Kepler himself never saw Mercury with his own eyes.
Yes, Mercury is one of the five planets that you can usually see without a telescope. Look for it close to the horizon. Depending on the time of year, you can most easily see it at either dusk (as the sun is setting) or dawn (as the sun is rising).
This year (2014) the change from seeing it at dusk to seeing it in the morning happened on February 15th.
If you are in the Southern Hemisphere (the Southern half of the Earth), then your best chance to see Mercury will be next week! If you look before sunrise, Mercury will be closer to the horizon than the crescent moon on the mornings of March 28th and 29th.
If you miss these dates, that doesn't mean you miss seeing Mercury. It is one of the brightest natural lights in the night sky. Once you learn how to find it, it will be easy to find again and again!
There are certain times of the year, depending on where you live on the Earth that the planet Mercury is visible without the use of a telescope.
Mercury can be seen with the naked eye in clear skys , Venus is brightest . At this particular time, Jupiter is brighter than Mercury.
yes it is better to see it at sunset.
Yes, definitely.
Venus is the brightest light in the sky except for the Sun and moon when it is out. Also, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are readily visible in the night sky. Mercury is visible, but only right before sunrise or after sunset.
Saturn has three main rings. You need a telescope, but they are visible in a small telescope.
Yes, all of the planets in from the earth display phases when viewed form earth.
There are a number of instruments aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. The primary telescope does collect light in the visible spectrum.
Mercury and Venus are visible to naked eye or small telescope observation at these times but are also visible in transit of the sun (as they go across the disc of the sun). This means that no planets are only visible at sunrise or sunset.
All of them are if you have a telescope. If you don't, then Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible. Probably. Earth definitely is.
Venus is the brightest light in the sky except for the Sun and moon when it is out. Also, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are readily visible in the night sky. Mercury is visible, but only right before sunrise or after sunset.
Mercury is seen as a dim star without a telescope, although what it looks like is dependent on it's orbital position and the amount of light pollution in your area. Unfortunately, Mercury's close orbit with the Sun often causes the Sun to "hide" Mercury in a glare during sunrise and sunset and when it is visible to the naked eye, which is rare, it's very low to the horizon. However, if the Sun weren't so blindingly bright, you could see Mercury transit past the Sun as a black dot moving across the Sun but this is only visible with a solar telescope or a telescope with a solar filter.
There are 5 planets that are visible to the naked eye and can be seen without the aid of a telescope. These planets are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
Mercury can be seen with or without a telescope, depending on the conditions.
Pluto is not visible without a telescope.
Jupiter & Venus. Mercury is visible after sunset, but difficult to see. Uranus is visible, but hard to see without telescope/binoculars, Neptune is visible, but only through a telescope. _________________________ The "now" part of the question isn't all that useful; questions on WikiAnswers remain online for years. This question was originally posted on December 7, 2008. As of today's date, February 3, 2013, only Jupiter and Saturn are visible. Mercury, Mars and Venus are all too close to the Sun to be visible.
Yes, one can see Mercury even without a telescope.
telescope or maybe binoculars
No, several are visible to the naked eye. Most noticeable is Venus, often the brightest object in the night sky after the moon. Mercury is sometimes visible as are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn (barely)
Saturn has three main rings. You need a telescope, but they are visible in a small telescope.
They can be visible from Earth without the aid of a telescope.