Where are the other planets of our solar system in our sky?
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Here is a great link for you. Scroll down to "this week's planet round-up" and it tells where they all are...
http://skytonight.com/observing/ataglanc...
Have fun!
They are constantly orbiting the sun the same as Earth but at different speeds and distances. Thus they never stay in the same spot from one night to the next. There are 3 major characteristics to a planet.
1.) They are the brightest objects in the sky.
2.) By correlation to #1.), they are the first objects in the sky.
3.) They do NOT twinkle.
Unlike the stars, planets in our solar system shift places on a daily basis. The very best website to find what's up in your night sky from any place in the world and at any time is this one ==>http://sse.jpl.nasa.gov/scitech/display.
With the naked eye, you can see Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. These where the five planets known since ancient times. The others are too far out to see unless you have a telescope.
Venus and Mercury are closer to the sun than as, therefore you can't see them at night. Imagine looking at the sun in daytime; V & M are in the sky somewhere in the vicinity, but the light of the sun outshines them like it does the stars, and at night, they are on the other side of the Earth. You can only see them at dawn and dusk.
Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all visible in the night sky. Find a star chart to figure which planets are visible on a particular night and where they'll be.
Currently venus is shining bright in the night sky~
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