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- DreamVsPs2, on 02/14/2009, -4/+29moon =/= planet
- jholden42, on 02/14/2009, -3/+186. Earth
- FI5HERMAN, on 02/14/2009, -3/+18Not until the weather clears where I am !!!
- InfiniteNothing, on 02/14/2009, -0/+14Yeah, venus has been bright as a mofo for at least a month now.
- evil-doer, on 02/14/2009, -0/+12i wish this article came out yesterday. just last night i was looking at this "star" in the early evening that was brighter than any star i have ever seen before. i was kind of freaked out.
so ya. it turns out its venus. - inactive, on 02/14/2009, -1/+12Actually, it will be six since you can also see the earth with the naked eye. ;-)
- Komodork, on 02/14/2009, -1/+11Don't forget about Comet Lulin appearing at the end of the month
- jake1337, on 02/14/2009, -0/+7*that's no moon
Get your star wars references right! - jasdf, on 02/14/2009, -2/+9Are you a dwarf?
- MelekTawus, on 02/14/2009, -0/+6It says Uranus is never visible to the naked eye, but it's magnitude is just at the threshold of what we can see unaided and under ideal conditions, it can be seen by the naked eye if you know where to look.
- nunlover, on 02/14/2009, -1/+6i have a telescope but only use it to view neighbors
- inactive, on 02/14/2009, -5/+10I have noticed Jupiter and of course the Moon ;)
- sh0rtstop00, on 02/14/2009, -0/+5and i thought my eyesight got better all of the sudden
- Kale27, on 02/14/2009, -0/+5Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn.
- Jordan117, on 02/14/2009, -1/+5The hardest to find is Earth. It always seems to be just below the horizon.
- oldman, on 02/14/2009, -0/+4Everyone forgets Earth
- LeftyLizBeth, on 02/14/2009, -1/+5I'm a sixth grade science teacher and I can't wait to tell my students about this on Monday.
- Jikul, on 02/14/2009, -2/+6Sorry, the Moon is not a planet.
- marky7186, on 02/14/2009, -0/+4not gonna lie, I go to school in NH and it was incredibly clear last night. I was walking down my road and saw how bright it was, it freaked me out too.
- Zarokima, on 02/14/2009, -0/+3That's no moon!
- Fossilia, on 02/14/2009, -0/+3Well, it looks like am going to need to start getting up really early some days next week- but it sounds like it will be worth it. Venus and Mars are sights I have seen fairly often, and Jupiter occasionally- but this many is pretty cool!
- lisaawesome, on 02/14/2009, -0/+3Yay just in time for my birthday! What a great gift.
- bdbr, on 02/14/2009, -0/+3Its not very bright, so you'll need to be somewhere with good night visibility (ie very dark) to see it.
- mattharvey716, on 02/14/2009, -0/+3ok, so what dates can i see what?
- maci01, on 02/16/2009, -0/+3Must be atleast this old to comment on Digg: 12.
- tgc1, on 02/14/2009, -0/+2I may be just having one of those 'i'm an idiot' moments, but how is it that Mercury is viewable with the other planets when the earth is farther out than Mercury? Ie. How is it that the orbit of Mercury is crossing in front of the earth? I could understand if maybe it was seen on the other side, but with the other planets? You know, i'm pretty sure i'm actually having an 'i'm an idiot' moment. But I know there are some on here who are much more knowledgeable than myself on matters of astronomy. Can someone explain how the orbits of those planets can converge in such a fashion and perhaps where the earth is in relation to those orbits?
- ryancxx, on 02/15/2009, -0/+1Not necessarily if you're a white male.
- linuxpenguin, on 02/15/2009, -0/+1You can always see Uranus with the naked eye.
- CoD4, on 02/14/2009, -2/+3That's no planet...
- msevely, on 02/15/2009, -0/+1Touché!
- lingum, on 02/15/2009, -0/+1Negative. Sirius is dull, mismanaged, and on the road to bankruptcy.
- Thorpe, on 02/14/2009, -1/+2Wow, it's like October Sky.
- lisaawesome, on 02/15/2009, -0/+1haha thanks but Photoshop does wonders
- JoshCBFL, on 02/14/2009, -0/+1Since all of the different planets are different distances away from the Sun and have separate orbiting speeds, I am assuming that all of the planets, with exception of Mercury and possibly Venus, are on the other side of the sun.
Normally when we see the planets on paper, it's Sun--Mercury--Venus--Earth--Mars--Jupiter--Saturn--Uranus--Neptune... But, in reality, that's only in terms of distance, not orbit.
Of course, I could be wrong. - ivansusanin, on 02/15/2009, -0/+1i only dugg you because you're hot.
- Gemfinder, on 02/14/2009, -0/+1Sirius is up, too. Incredibly bright and chromatic, he's really putting on a great light show this month.
- slapthemonkey, on 02/14/2009, -2/+3It should be good to see
- Iggins, on 02/14/2009, -0/+1http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/11/light-po ...
check the photo gallery too! - Twenty, on 02/14/2009, -0/+1First Pluto, now this...
- hardtoconfuse, on 02/15/2009, -0/+0Way too much light pollution here to do this. And its not even a big city
- chinaman1212, on 02/14/2009, -2/+2blow it out your ass. Screw Obama.
- ivansusanin, on 02/15/2009, -1/+1all of you
- sageerrant, on 02/14/2009, -1/+1No, you jackass.
- lolwutpear, on 02/15/2009, -0/+0Consider these pictures:
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7015/orbitsml6.pn ...
We're viewing Earth's southern hemisphere. From this vantage point, the planet rotates clockwise. Imagine a spot on its surface as it rotates. The sun dips below the horizon, but Venus is still visible. Before the sun rises the next morning, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter all become visible around the same time. Even through Mercury is closer to the sun physically, it's at a point in its orbit that makes it easily observable from Earth. Typically, you're right, Mercury is too close (in the sky) to the sun to be seen.
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/9650/orbits1ou4.p ...
Contrast these planets with Saturn, which is currently on the opposite side of our planet from the sun. That's why it's visible in the middle of the night, instead of closer to sunrise/sunset like the other four.
...and in a few months, everything will be completely different:
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3020/orbits2te0.p ...
see also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunction_(astronom ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFdErzVgHlY - jake1337, on 02/14/2009, -2/+2NOw I can view the glorious dots in the sky!!
- miamicat, on 02/14/2009, -3/+3Did they just call the Moon a planet?
- lolwutpear, on 02/15/2009, -0/+0forgot this one:
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6268/stellariumon ... - d66kid, on 02/15/2009, -1/+0So does your mouth.
- Vikstar, on 02/15/2009, -1/+0You can actually see 6... think about it.
- chinaman1212, on 02/14/2009, -1/+0What the hell is wrong with you?
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