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How are moon and planets are visible even if they are not luminous?
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∙ 10y ago
For the same reason that a rock is visible even though the rock is not luminous.
Some source of light, such as a flashlight, illuminates the rock, and some of the
light from the flashlight bounces off of the rock in just the right direction to enter
your eye.
Similarly, in our neighborhood, some source of light, such as a flashlight, illuminates
the moon and the planets, and some of the light from the flashlight bounces off
of the moon and planets in just the right direction to enter our eyes.
The Sun is that source of light.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe reason that planets are visible in the sky is because they reflect sunlight off their surface. Some planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn - reflect enough light that they become visible to the naked eye. Other planets (including Uranus and Neptune, as well as all dwarf planets) are too dim to be seen with the naked eye from Earth, and therefore require a telescope in order to be viewed.
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Why are there no planets on the moon?
Planets do not exist on other bodies, they orbit the sun independent of one another. The planets are easily visible from the moon. In fact they are probably even more easily seen than they are from Earth due to the moon's lack of an atmosphere.
The moon and visible planets are always within a few degrees of the ecliptic?
It's true that the moon and visible planets are always within a few degrees of the ecliptic. They are all on the same plane.
If you stand on the moon can you see the other planets?
No Its Just Like When Your Standing On Earth And You Cant See The Planets. The moon is about in the same place as the earth, astronomically speaking. You can see the planets from the moon that are visible from earth. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all visible. If you have good eyes and know where to look, Uranus is also a dim dot.
Is the moon non-luminous?
You see it in the same way that you see most things most of the time. Your house is not luminous but you see them, you friends are not luminous but you can see them. You see them by reflection of sunlight.
What is a glowing heavenly body?
Moon , stars , planets , anything we can see that emits light .
Why are there no planets on the moon?
Planets do not exist on other bodies, they orbit the sun independent of one another. The planets are easily visible from the moon. In fact they are probably even more easily seen than they are from Earth due to the moon's lack of an atmosphere.
The moon and visible planets are always within a few degrees of the ecliptic?
It's true that the moon and visible planets are always within a few degrees of the ecliptic. They are all on the same plane.
Three non-luminous things in your solar system?
planets, asteroids and the moon
10 examples of non-luminous objects?
Earth, bricks, plastic, metals, moon, planets ,mirrors, paper,rubber,pencils
Is the planet Venus luminous?
Yes, though the sun would appear as only a very bright star from those distances, with the light levels on the surface being very low. The light received by Pluto would be around a thousand times less in terms of watts per square meter.
Why moon and the planets consider as non luminous?
Because they don't emit their own light. They simply reflect the light from the sun.
When the sun is out why is the moon an the stars stilll out?
Stars and Moon are always there; only that sometimes, in the daytime, they are outshone by the Sun. However, the Moon, and some of the brighter planets (especially Venus), are visible even at noon (if you know exactly where to look).
If you stand on the moon can you see the other planets?
No Its Just Like When Your Standing On Earth And You Cant See The Planets. The moon is about in the same place as the earth, astronomically speaking. You can see the planets from the moon that are visible from earth. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all visible. If you have good eyes and know where to look, Uranus is also a dim dot.
Is the moon non-luminous?
You see it in the same way that you see most things most of the time. Your house is not luminous but you see them, you friends are not luminous but you can see them. You see them by reflection of sunlight.
Are satellites luminous or non-luminous?
Non-luminous. Objects which produce light of their own or give out or emit their own light are called luminous objects. Objects which do not produce light of their own, on the other hand, are called non-luminous objects. Luminous objects are objects like stars, sun and other celestial bodies which give out their own light. Objects surrounding us are not such light emitting objects. Therefore, we are surrounded by non-luminous objects.
If the sun is luminous what are the earth and moon?
Earth and Moon are Non-Luminous, and a bit reflective. Moon light is sun light that has bounced back from the moon.
Are the stars and moon luminous?
Stars are luminous, shine by themseves. Moon isn't, it can only reflect light.
