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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Meanwhile, four planets are visible to the naked eye at the same time after sunset through mid-February, according to NASA.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
But not all of them will be visible to the naked eye.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Both the moon and Venus will be visible to the naked eye.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Both Venus and Saturn are easily visible to the naked eye—Venus is the second-brightest object in the night sky, second to the moon.
—Gretchen Rundorff, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
But not all of them will be visible to the naked eye.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Both the moon and Venus will be visible to the naked eye.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Both Venus and Saturn are easily visible to the naked eye—Venus is the second-brightest object in the night sky, second to the moon.
—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 21 Feb. 2025.
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