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What is the most distant object that can be seen with the (average) naked eye? And how far away is it?
An odd aside to this question is when can you see furthest, and the answer is in the dark.During daylight the most distant object you can see is the sun. At night, even the closest star you can see is much further than that.
Quote from: Bored chemist on 07/10/2007 15:25:47An odd aside to this question is when can you see furthest, and the answer is in the dark.During daylight the most distant object you can see is the sun. At night, even the closest star you can see is much further than that.What about Venus?Yes, I realise that Venus is in an orbit that is closer to us than the Sun is, but at various points in its orbit, it is clear that Venus would be further from us than the Sun - can Venus actually be seen during daylight hours through any part of its orbits where its distance from us is further than the Sun's distance from us?
I'd imagine that the only reason we can see Venus is because it is silhouetted against the sun and when it is a further distance away from us is must be behind the 2D face of the sun we see and therefore we can't ever see it when it is further away then the sun.
if ur talking about how far we can see, does it take in acount the sise of the object?