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What is the app called that if you point it up to the sky it tells you what stars or planets that you are pointing at?
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∙ 7y ago
The app is called SkyView.
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Why were planets called 'planets'?
Because planets orbit stars, they were called "planetai" (Greek) meaning wandering star.
A person who studies the stars and plants is called?
A person who studies the planets and stars is an astrologist.
Why planets called planets?
The term planet came from greek astronomers. They called wandering stars asteres planetai. They called the fixed stars asteres aplanis. See the related link for more information.
What is the Name of star around which the earth orbits?
Those are called "planets". The ancient Greeks distinguished "fixed stars" - which is what we nowadays simply call "stars"; and the moving stars, which in Greek is called "planets".A planet certainly looks like a star (a very bright star, in some cases), but nowadays they are not usually called "stars".
Why do planets need their stars?
Planets do not technically need their respective stars, but stars keep planets in orbit and provide heat and light to the planets.
Why do people point their fingers when they do the disco?
When they point their fingers up, they are pointing to the stars, and when they point their fingers down, they are pointing to "6 feet under".
What is a place for viewing the stars and planets called?
A place for observing stars and planets is usually called an observatory.
What do you call a huge mass of stars and planets?
A huge mass of stars and planets is called a galaxy.
What are the outer planets sometimes called except Pluto?
The Outer Planets are called Jovian Planets!
What are star planets called?
That doesn't make sense. There are stars, and there are planets. If you mean "planets around stars, other than the Sun", those are usually called "extrasolar planets" or "exoplanets".
Why were planets called 'planets'?
Because planets orbit stars, they were called "planetai" (Greek) meaning wandering star.
What is the star pattern point pointing to the north star?
Two stars in the big dipper, part of the constellation called Ursa Major or the Great Bear.
What is the science of stars and planets called?
Astronomy.
What is a person called that explores stars and planets?
An astronomer.
A person who studies the stars and plants is called?
A person who studies the planets and stars is an astrologist.
What is the study of stars and planets called?
the study of stars and planets is colled Astronomy
Do stars orbit planets or planets orbit stars?
Planets orbit stars.
