Can you see planets from earth?

Here is a guide to when certain planets will appear brightest and most visible in the 2018 night sky, including great shows from Mercury, Jupiter and Mars. read more

If you aim binoculars at Zubenelgenubi, you’ll see this star as two stars. Zubeneschamali, meanwhile, is said to appear green in color, although, astronomers say, stars can’t look green. Let the moon guide your eye to Jupiter on the evenings of June 22 and 23. read more

If the planet is not shown within the circle, it is below the horizon and you will have to wait until after it next rises before you can see it (provided it is not too near the Sun). To find when it next rises, click the 'hours forward' button repeatedly until the planet appears over the eastern horizon, then note down the time and direction this occurs. read more

Speedy Mercury can be spied late in the month far to the lower right of Venus. Jupiter dominates the sky after Venus has set, remaining in view for most of the night. And finally, there is Mars which more than doubles in brightness during June as its distance from Earth decreases by half a million miles per day on its way to its closest approach to our planet in 15 years. read more

You can also see the stars 51 Pegasi, 70 Virginis and 47 Ursae Majoris which probably have their own planets, though of course, you can't see the planets themselves. Photography. If you can see it, you can photograph it. read more