Winter is a great time to enjoy planet nature study! No one has to stay up late to observe the night sky when darkness comes early. Not to mention, a few of the planets in our solar system reflect the sun’s light so brightly that we can easily see them without the help of a telescope.
How many planets are there in our solar system? Are you on Team 8 or Team 9? Growing up, I always learned there are nine planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. These days, scientists tell us that Pluto is actually considered a dwarf planet and doesn’t deserve a place on the team anymore.
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Planets Nature Study
Whether you stand firmly that there are eight or nine planets in our solar system, you are welcome here. We can’t see Pluto with our naked eye anyway and those are the planets we’re focused on in this lesson. Did you know you can see some of the planets by just looking into the night sky? It’s true!
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn can all be seen in the night sky at different points of the year.
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