Easiest planet to see with the naked eye?

Question

I'm in the northern hemisphere (NYC).

Answer 1

Earth, of course.

Answer 2

Venus is the easiest planet to see. It is between the earth & the sun, so it will always be around the horizon as the sun is setting - the brightest star you can see.

The moon & sun are not planets. Mars can be seen at times, and has a reddish tint. But you have to look for it & know what you are looking for. Jupiter can be seen, & it is hard to find as well. Of course all the planets are revolving around the sun 2, so they will be in different parts of the sky every night!

Get some binoculars & put them on a stand. You'll be surprised at how well you can see things, with out the expense of a telescope!

Answer 3

Earth!

Answer 4

The brightest planet, and therefore the easist one to see, is Venus. It is cuurently in the Sun's glare, in the western sky, at sunset. However, it will soon emerge from the Sun's glare and so you should be seeing it soon in the western sky, just after sunset. You should start to see it there in the next week or two.

The second brightest planet is Jupiter and it is brighter than any star and therefore you should be able to see it easily from New York City. Currently, Jupiter rises in the southeastern sky at about sunset and is easily seen low in the southern sky as soon as it gets dark.

Answer 5

Venus and Jupiter.

Answer 6

The easiest planet to see with the naked eye is of course Earth.  The second easiest are Jupiter, Venus, Mars, and Saturn, depending on the time of year and where Earth is relative to these planets,  which are quite bright, brighter than most stars and don't fit into a pattern with constellations.  In other words they move relative to the background stars.  Right now the easiest planet to see is Jupiter just after sunset in the southeast in the constellation Sagittarius.  Also visible are Mars and Saturn in the western sky in the constellation Leo.  They set early in the evening.    All the planets more or less follow the ecliptic, which is the circle in the sky drawn by the sun and  the planets as they move across the sky.  You won't see planets anywhere else.  If you do it is probably something else, like a jet aircraft or perhaps an artificial satellite.   A great resource is the site Heavens Above:

Answer 7

If not Venus or Mars.....Gallifrey?  (joke!)

No, I reckon Venus.

Answer 8

Tonight the brightest star in the sky will be Jupiter. Look low in the southeast early in the evening or farther west as the night goes on. But really, it is hard to miss. it is really bright. Much brighter than any other star.

Answer 9

Mars, the moon, and the sun.

Answer 10

Earth, clearly. The Moon is a moon and doesn't count as a planet. So Venus, the Morning Star and Evening Star, is the brightest, most commonly seen, and easiest to find.

Answer 11

probably Jupiter

Answer 12

Currently, it would be Jupiter, the 2nd brightest planet.  Venus is a brighter, but not currently visible.

Answer 13

Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury when orbiting nearby.

Answer 14

Earth

Answer 15

venus as it is visible as the 'mornig star' and the 'evening star'

Answer 16

With the naked eye u can see the Earth.....

Well, Venus can be seen in the western sky....And also Jupiter is also visible in the night sky....