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The planet Mercury can never be in the sky at your local midnight. Mercury's orbit is so small that as seen from the earth, it's always near the sun. So if the sun has been down for a while, then Mercury also must be down. Venus can be seen later (or earlier) than Mercury, but it's still inside the Earth's orbit and therefore can't be seen at midnight either.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoMercury can never be in the sky at midnight.
I'm not sure about Venus, but I think it CAN be seen at midnight.
All of the rest can be in the sky at any time of day or night.
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∙ 15y agoVenus can never be seen at midnight Venus can never be seen at midnight
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∙ 14y agoVenus and Earth would appear to be too close to the Sun to be visible at martian midnight.
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What planets can never be seen at opposition?
Venus and Mercury because they are inferior planets.
Which planets are not seen at midnight and why?
The planets continually move among the stars, causing them to appear in constantly changing places, in the sky and among the constellations. Mercury and Venus can never appear in the east at sunset. Since their orbits keep them closer to the sun than earth's orbit keeps us, there's a limit to how far from the sun they can appear in our sky. But each of the so-called "superior" planets ... each one farther from the sun than earth ... can appear anywhere in our sky at some point during its orbit.
What planets can be seen in certain constellations?
The constellations of the zodiac fall on the plane of the ecliptic (the plane in which the Earth orbits the Sun) and all the Sun's planets orbit also in the plane of the ecliptic. This means that ALL the planets eventually move through ALL the zodiacal constellations (as seen from Earth). It also therefore follows that the planets are never seen in the non zodiacal constellations.
How can planets be seen from earth?
They reflect light from the Sun.
When did the planets last align?
They never did. In all the solar systems history, all 8 planets never alighned in a straight line
The A planet that can never be seen from Earth at midnight?
Neither Mercury nor Venus are visible at midnight. Both planets are closer to the Sun than the Earth is.
Which of the planets known to the ancients can never be seen high overhead at midnight?
It depends where you are. Some planets can be seen overhead at different times at latitudes up to about 24 or 25 degrees, but at higher latitudes they are never overhead. They are highest in the sky at midnight in the winter. At that time they are passing through the constellations of Taurus and Gemini when seen from the northern hemisphere, or Ophiuchus and Sagittarius from the southern hemisphere. That applies to all eight planets.
What planet is an outside planet?
The five outer planets are the ones with bigger orbits than the Earth, which are Mars and the four giant planets. The outer planets can be seen at their brightest at midnight, when they are at opposition. That never happens for the inner planets Mercury and Venus.
Have any planets never been seen in the solar system?
The number of planets never seen could be millions, billions, or trillions. We just have never seen them.
What planet can never be seen from earth at midnight?
venus... :)
What planets can never be seen at opposition?
Venus and Mercury because they are inferior planets.
How do you know if a plant is an inner or outer plant?
Inner planets orbit inside the orbit of the Earth, can only be seen in the morning or evening sky and are never seen as full disks form the Earth. Outer planets orbit further out than the orbit of Earth and can be seen from time to time as full disks in 'opposition' or overhead at midnight.
What two planets can you not see from Earth at midnight?
Neptune and Uranus cannot be seen without the aid of a teloscope.
Which planets are not seen at midnight and why?
The planets continually move among the stars, causing them to appear in constantly changing places, in the sky and among the constellations. Mercury and Venus can never appear in the east at sunset. Since their orbits keep them closer to the sun than earth's orbit keeps us, there's a limit to how far from the sun they can appear in our sky. But each of the so-called "superior" planets ... each one farther from the sun than earth ... can appear anywhere in our sky at some point during its orbit.
Which of the planets are known to the ancients can never be seen near your zenith?
Both Venus & Mercury.
Which of the planets known to the ancients can never be seen near your zenith?
Both Venus & Mercury.
What planets can be seen in certain constellations?
The constellations of the zodiac fall on the plane of the ecliptic (the plane in which the Earth orbits the Sun) and all the Sun's planets orbit also in the plane of the ecliptic. This means that ALL the planets eventually move through ALL the zodiacal constellations (as seen from Earth). It also therefore follows that the planets are never seen in the non zodiacal constellations.
