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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.
Why are planets also called as wanderers?
The very first astronomers merely looked at night at the stars. They noticed that almost all the stars circled the north star (Polaris) during the night (this is due to the Earth's rotation). Some of the stars seemed to be moving differently, with paths of their own, these were not stars, but were planets.
Which direction is each planet?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are inner planets and are generally located in the eastern part of the sky in the morning and the western part of the sky in the evening. Jupiter and Saturn are typically seen in the southern part of the sky. Uranus and Neptune are outer planets and can be found in various parts of the sky depending on their position in relation to Earth.
What is a shower that lights up the sky?
meteor
Why do planets move across the night sky but stars don't?
The planets are closer. (They all move - and differently.)
Why can you see planets in the sky?
because some of the planets reflect lights from the sun like Venus.
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.
When did man first release the lights in the night sky in the sky were other stars and planets?
There are to many stars in the sky ! you can't count them . only godcan
What is light pollution and why is it a problem?
It's where excess artificial lighting at night, from buildings, streetlamps, cars (for example) lights up the particles in the sky and makes it difficult to see the night time sky. It's a particular problem with astronomy, all of the extra lighting near towns and cities lights up the sky and makes it more difficult to make observations of stars and planets.
How are stars moon and planets alike?
You can see all of them in the sky at night.
How do the planets stay in the sky?
planets stay in the sky due to the pull of gravity
How does the distance of planets compare to the distance of stars?
Stars are all over Hollywood, planets are above us in the sky.
What is the region of the sky where the moon and planets appear?
The Moon, Sun and planets all appear in a strip of sky called the ecliptic. It is a plane defined by the plane of the Earth's orbit and the Sun is always on the ecliptic, while the Moon and planets stay close to it.
Why do the planets show at night?
there needs to be no lights Because the sky is dark at night, so the light of the sun, reflecting off a planet, can be seen, just as the light from the stars can be seen against the dark sky. During the day, the light from the planets and stars is obscured by the much brighter light from the sun.
How do you get on the planets in the sky?
You can't
Is a star another planet?
sometimes other planets can look like stars, but a star in itself is just a star. No. Stars are things like our Sun. While you may occasionally see some very close planets in the sky, most of the lights you see will not be planets.
How did the ancient astonomers know the planets were different from the stars?
Ancient astronomers can tell the difference the same way you can tell now - the planets move, while the stars stay in the same patterns. The word "planet" comes from the Greek word for "wanderer". The 'planets' were the lights in the sky that moved. Originally the Greeks included the Sun and Moon as planets, because they were light's that moved through the sky. Also, the closer and bigger planets, Jupiter, Mars & Venus are also MUCH brighter than stars. The smaller planets and the ones that are far, far away (Mercury & Saturn) are also bright - but not much brighter than the brightest stars in the sky. They also all travel in the same narrow path in the sky - the ecliptic. It's the same path the sun & moon follow in the sky through the months & year. These 7 lights were visible in the sky without telescopes - Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus & Saturn - which is how we got our 7 days of the week.
