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Fishman said:
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I don't know how to see Mars. I think it's usually red though.
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Very easily seen. Yes it is usually reddish to the naked eye. People often mistake the red star betelgeuse for it. However, planets do not twinkle and stars do.
 
Woodrow said:
The planets that are visible to the naked eye are:

Mercury (Although very difficult, only during a few minutes before sunrise or a few minutes after sunset and only when it is in the proper location)

Venus the most common one. Actually can even be seen in the daytime if you know it's exact location. The one most visible. Will often be seen as a bright evening or morning "star"

Mars Easy to see if you have a good skt chart and know it's exact location for the date and time
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:sl: brother, jazakallah for all the information. :)

I have a doubt, why has the word 'exact location' been used? :-\

I mean, planets also constantly revolve around the sun, so how can there be a fixed location for a planet? Its position must keep changing, isn't it? :hmm:
 
Salmaan said:
:sl: brother, jazakallah for all the information. :)

I have a doubt, why has the word 'exact location' been used? :-\

I mean, planets also constantly revolve around the sun, so how can there be a fixed location for a planet? Its position must keep changing, isn't it? :hmm:
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Yes, it is changing constantly. That is why you need a good star atlas, to look up the exact location where it is for a given time and date. The planets all appear, to move along the Eclliptic, hich is the same path we see the moon travel. The ancients called them "Planets" which means wanderer.

The early Muslim astronomers are the ones who developed the mathematical formula for determining the part of the sky each will be seen in for a given date and time. Very complex. Calculations fill a good sized book for each planet.
 
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Yes, it is changing constantly. That is why you need a good star atlas, to look up the exact location where it is for a given time and date. The planets all appear, to move along the Eclliptic, hich is the same path we see the moon travel. The ancients called them "Planets" which means wanderer.

The early Muslim astronomers are the ones who developed the mathematical formula for determining the part of the sky each will be seen in for a given date and time. Very complex. Calculations fill a good sized book for each planet.
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Jazakallah for the information brother.

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The names of the planets in English are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and so on.......

But what are the names of the planets in Arabic? :?

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Salmaan said:
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The names of the planets in English are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and so on.......

But what are the names of the planets in Arabic? :?

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The Roman names of the visible planets were Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupitar. Earth and Saturn are Greek.

To be honest I do not know the old Arabic Names as the Roman and Greek names are the Standard used in Astronomy throughout most of the world. I am certain they would have had Arabic names as nearly all of the visible stars still hold onto their original Arabic names on the star charts.
 
Woodrow said:
The Roman names of the visible planets were Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupitar. Earth and Saturn are Greek.

To be honest I do not know the old Arabic Names as the Roman and Greek names are the Standard used in Astronomy throughout most of the world. I am certain they would have had Arabic names as nearly all of the visible stars still hold onto their original Arabic names on the star charts.
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:hmm: It is said that the ancient Arabs were very good astronomers. The planets should have been given Arabic names, since the Arabs were the first to study astronomy. ^o)
 
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subhanallah !

Fluffy planet which can float on water.... :uuh:
Fluffy means spongy, or is it? :-\
How small is that planet, that it can float on water? :? Is it the size of a football? :D
 
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Salmaan said:
:hmm: It is said that the ancient Arabs were very good astronomers. The planets should have been given Arabic names, since the Arabs were the first to study astronomy. ^o)
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Nearly all of the stars have Arabic names as well as the names of many constellations. I have no idea as to why the Arabic names were not used for the planed.
 
wilberhum said:
the Arabs were the first to study astronomy. What? Astronomy goes back to the beginning of recorded history. All over the world. It wasn't issolated.

http://cassfos02.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/History.html
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That is true. However, untill the time of the Arab astronomers it was studied primarily as a field of astrology rather than as the science of astronomy. Yes Copernicus did make some great contributions, however, he tried to keep his discoveries in line with the religious beliefs of the time and as a result his work contained numerous errors.
 
Woodrow said:
Nearly all of the stars have Arabic names as well as the names of many constellations. I have no idea as to why the Arabic names were not used for the planed.
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Jazakallah for the information.

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I was just wondering :rollseyes.....don't you think there are very much chances of life on cold planets where there is ice, example pluto (although no more a planet) ?
why don't scientists look for life on such icy planets :uuh:
those stupid scientists are just sticking to Mars :heated:
 
Salmaan said:
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I was just wondering :rollseyes.....don't you think there are very much chances of life on cold planets where there is ice, example pluto (although no more a planet) ?
why don't scientists look for life on such icy planets :uuh:
those stupid scientists are just sticking to Mars :heated:
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It's too cold to live on Pluto. And Mars is an icy planet, like all the others outside of the Earth's orbit.
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also, if there is ice on mars, the ice should melt and become water. how can it stay as ice? mars is not too far away from the sun, and the ice should melt and become water. :mmokay:
 
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It is said that the ancient Arabs were very good astronomers. The planets should have been given Arabic names, since the Arabs were the first to study astronomy.
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Planet Abdullah lol

Comet Jaffar heading our way!!

I dunno its just hilarious... lol
 
Salmaan said:
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So what if its too cold? ^o) There is something called as adaptation....
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It's also too far away from the sun to actually go there with today's technology anyway. Nobody could check for life.

also, if there is ice on mars, the ice should melt and become water. how can it stay as ice? mars is not too far away from the sun, and the ice should melt and become water.
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Mars is at least as cold as Antarctica, probably colder. Antarctic water ice doesn't normally melt. The CO2 ice does though, I think.
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