• Question: what is the most visble star or planet from earth

    Asked by anon-226531 to joannabarstow on 21 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Joanna Barstow

      Joanna Barstow answered on 21 Nov 2019:

      The brightest star as seen from Earth is called Sirius. It’s easily seen with the naked eye, a little down and to the left of the constellation Orion. The brightest planet is Venus, but this can only be seen at dawn and dusk because it is always close to the Sun in the sky.

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