Here is a trivia question: How many planets are visible without a telescope? Most people will answer "five" (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn). But if you answered "six," congratulations, you can go to the head of the class![Clears throat.] Um, seven. Look down, buddy.
That sixth world that can be spied without optical aid is the planet Uranus.
Monday, September 29, 2003
Forest for the Trees Department
From a Space.com article about the current favorable planet-viewing conditions:
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