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When do superior planets appear brightest?
Superior planets (those outside Earth's orbit) appear brightest when they are at opposition, which is when they are on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun. This is when they are closest to Earth and fully illuminated by the Sun.
Why do the planets look so small from Earth?
The planets appear small from Earth because of their great distance from us. Even though they are large celestial bodies, their size pales in comparison to the vastness of space. Our perspective from Earth makes them appear small in the night sky.
What planets are in the inner planets?
The planets within the asteroid belt, usually rocky planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
Which planets temperatures range at negative 13 and 37 degrees?
All the planets have temperatures that cover a larger range than that. The Earth goes from about -70 to about +55 degrees C.
What planet rotates on its side as seen from earth?
Uranus rotates on its side as seen from Earth. Its axis of rotation is tilted at an angle of approximately 98 degrees, causing it to appear as though it is rotating on its side compared to most other planets in our solar system.
What planets appear fifty degrees from the sun as viewed from earth?
All planets except Mercury can appear 50 degrees from the Sun.
The moon and visible planets are always within a few degrees of the ecliptic?
Yes, the moon and visible planets in our solar system are typically within a few degrees of the ecliptic, which is the plane of Earth's orbit around the sun. This is because they all orbit the sun in roughly the same plane, so they appear to move along the same path in the sky as seen from Earth.
Which planets stay within about 45 degrees from the Sun as seen from Earth?
Venus and Mercury
How many planets in the Earth?
The earth is a planet, it has no known planets within.
Are the planets on a straight line?
This may appear so from a Solar System perspective. The degrees of inclination range from 3.38 degrees for Mercury to Earth (which has the largest) with 7.55 degrees of inclination from the Sun's equator.
Why do the planets appear shiny from space?
Other planets appear shiny from Earth for the same reason the moon does, we see the other planets' reflected sunlight.
When do superior planets appear brightest?
Superior planets (those outside Earth's orbit) appear brightest when they are at opposition, which is when they are on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun. This is when they are closest to Earth and fully illuminated by the Sun.
Why do the planets look so small from Earth?
The planets appear small from Earth because of their great distance from us. Even though they are large celestial bodies, their size pales in comparison to the vastness of space. Our perspective from Earth makes them appear small in the night sky.
What planets are in the inner planets?
The planets within the asteroid belt, usually rocky planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
Which planets temperatures range at negative 13 and 37 degrees?
All the planets have temperatures that cover a larger range than that. The Earth goes from about -70 to about +55 degrees C.
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 planets change their position with respect to stars?
Because the Earth and all the planets move in orbits round the Sun, while the stars appear to be fixed if we disregard the Earth's daily rotation.
