visible to the naked eye
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: able to be seen without special equipment
stars visible to the naked eye
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How to watch the planetary parade Five planets are visible to the naked eye, according to NASA: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
To emphasize the point, the most recent supernova to be visible to the naked eye, SN 1987A, exploded on the outskirts of 30 Doradus.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The phenomenon will visible to the naked eye from Earth’s Western Hemisphere, but will be enhanced with telescopes and binoculars, NASA says.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Uranus will appear to be near the Pleiades, a bright star cluster that is visible to the naked eye.
—Gretchen Rundorff, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2025
To emphasize the point, the most recent supernova to be visible to the naked eye, SN 1987A, exploded on the outskirts of 30 Doradus.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2025
The phenomenon will visible to the naked eye from Earth’s Western Hemisphere, but will be enhanced with telescopes and binoculars, NASA says.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Uranus will appear to be near the Pleiades, a bright star cluster that is visible to the naked eye.
—Gretchen Rundorff, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Visible to the naked eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visible%20to%20the%20naked%20eye. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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