What would I see if I was standing on the moon?

It means that – if you were standing on the moon’s surface – you’d see the Earth, the sun and the stars all at once, in the same sky. During a lunar eclipse seen from the moon’s surface, the Earth would appear at the new phase, corresponding to new moon. You wouldn’t see any of Earth’s day side.

Can Jupiter be seen from Earth?

Which planets are visible to the naked eye from Earth? Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible for much of the year. Neptune and Uranus are not visible – and of course the eighth planet in our solar system is Earth itself. Jupiter and Saturn can be seen in the dawn sky.

What does Jupiter look like if you were standing on it?

There is no firm surface on Jupiter, so if you tried to stand on the planet, you sink down and be crushed by the intense pressure inside the planet. When we look at Jupiter, we’re actually seeing the outermost layer of its clouds.

How far is Jupiter from the moon?

Image by Ron Miller via The Atlantic. Illustration of Jupiter – our solar system’s largest planet – at the moon’s distance (about 240,000 miles; 386,000 km) by Ron Miller.

Why are blue moons so rare?

Blue-colored moons are rare – aren’t necessarily full – and happen when Earth’s atmosphere contains dust or smoke particles of a certain size. The particles must be slightly wider than 900 nanometers. Particles of this size are very efficient at scattering red light.

Can you see the entire Earth from the moon?

You know that one side of the moon always faces us. So you’d have to be on that side to see any Earth at all. But from any part of the moon’s near side, you could see Earth wax and wane – just as the moon does as seen from our world. Both the Earth and the moon are always half illuminated by the sun.

Can you see Jupiter without telescope?

Yes, as one of the five brightest planets, Jupiter is visible without a telescope. Jupiter gives off a very bright white light and it will shine brighter than any other star in the sky. Even the biggest being larger than Mercury, Jupiter’s moons are not visible with the naked eye.

What planets can you see with the naked eye?

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun, and the second largest, after Jupiter. It is one of the five planets visible from Earth using only the naked-eye (the others are Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter).

Which moon is farthest from Jupiter?

Callisto
Callisto, the fourth Galilean moon, farthest from Jupiter, represents the most heavily cratered object in the solar system.

How many moons Jupiter has?

Jupiter has 53 named moons and another 26 awaiting official names. Combined, scientists now think Jupiter has 79 moons.

Which side of the Moon do we see Earth from?

The first humans who directly saw the far side of the moon, that is, the side that’s always facing away from Earth, were the Apollo 8 astronauts. If you were camped out on the far side of the moon, you’d never have a view of Earth. If you were based on the near side, you’d see Earth all the time.

What would happen if there was no atmosphere on the Moon?

But because the moon has no atmosphere, you would still be able to look at the stars during the day. The Earth would also look much bigger than the moon does to us. (The Earth is about four times larger than the moon, in diameter.) And from the perspective of the moon, Earth would also always appear to be in a fixed location.

What would it be like to live on the Moon?

If you lived on the moon, you’d have to give up lots of things you take for granted on Earth. The feeling of your feet planted firmly on the ground. Your ability to breathe outside without a helmet. And your night-sky view.

Why is the far side of the Moon always facing away?

That’s why when you peer through a telescope, the craters and other features on the surface of the moon are always in the same place. The first humans who directly saw the far side of the moon, that is, the side that’s always facing away from Earth, were the Apollo 8 astronauts.