There are five planets that are generally visible to the naked eye.
In September 2009, Mercury and Saturn are too close to the Sun to be seen.
Jupiter rises just before sunset, and is visible most of the night.
Venus and Mars rise a couple of hours before dawn, and are easily visible in the eastern sky before the Sun rises. Venus is the incredibly bright one, and Mars has a distinct reddish tint, so they're both fairly easy to pick out.
with a powerful telescope all the planets and beyond are accessable to you if with the naked eye venus is visible in the western sky at sundown about 30 degrees up.
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There is enough sunlight reflecting off them and reaching our eyes.
Venus and Jupiter are prominently visible these days.
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.
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the naked eye determines if it is visible.
There are generally a couple of planets visible every night of the year. Which planets will be visible and when depends on where each of the planets (and the Earth itself) are in their orbits. Here on August 28, 2009, for example, Jupiter rises about sunset and is brightly visible all night. Venus and Mars rise before dawn. Saturn and Mercury are not visible this month, because they are too close to the Sun to be seen.
There is enough sunlight reflecting off them and reaching our eyes.
the 5 most visible planets are the biggest planets such as jupiter saturn and mars pluto is to small and murcury isnt visible due to the suns rais.
The planets most certainly ARE visible in the northern hemisphere.
Venus Jupiter
They are both visible and inside the solar system.
Yes, Mars will be visible in the morning during the month of August.
In August 2010, the planets Venus, Mars and Saturn are visible low in the west at sunset, while the planet Jupiter rises in the east at about 9 PM.
the stars and some of our planets
Uranus
Venus and Jupiter are prominently visible these days.
Planet Gorgone