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The farther away something is, the smaller it appears. Some stars are so far away that it takes billions of years for the starlight to go from the star to your eyes.
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How are planets distinguished from stars on the celestial?
planets appear to move
It is now known that the celestial objects which appear to move backwards among the stars are?
Planets
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.
How are stars and planets the same and how do they differ?
Similarities: Stars and planets can appear the same - like pinpoints of light in the night sky. Differences: Planets are rock or gas, and do not glow by themselves but reflect the light of stars which illuminate them. Stars fuse hydrogen into helium and give off enormous amounts of energy, some in the visible range. Stars are MUCH bigger than planets.
Do stars orbit planets or planets orbit stars?
Planets orbit stars.
Are the stars planets or are they the same as the sun?
The night time stars are suns, so distant they appear as points of light. Note that the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn can be seen without a telescope and can be mistaken for stars.
How are planets distinguished from stars on the celestial?
planets appear to move
How can you differentiate a star from a planet in the sky with your naked eye?
The planets appear as steady points of light while the stars tend to twinkle.
Why do planets appear to move through the background of stars?
planets are much closer to us than the stars
The planets appear to move through the background of stars because?
planets are much closer to us than the stars
Why do planets appear larger then stars?
because they're way closer than the stars
Why do planets appear brighter than stars?
Because they're very close to the sun and thus reflect a lot of the sunlight. It also helps that they are very close to us in terms of the other stars in the sky.
Where is the largest sunspot on Neptune?
Sunspots, as the name suggests, appear on the Sun or on stars - not on planets.
It is now known that the celestial objects which appear to move backwards among the stars are?
Planets
When you view the stars and planets in the night sky they all appear to move on a great?
They appear to move on a great hollow sphere
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.
How are stars and planets the same and how do they differ?
Similarities: Stars and planets can appear the same - like pinpoints of light in the night sky. Differences: Planets are rock or gas, and do not glow by themselves but reflect the light of stars which illuminate them. Stars fuse hydrogen into helium and give off enormous amounts of energy, some in the visible range. Stars are MUCH bigger than planets.
