visible to the naked eye

idiom

: able to be seen without special equipment
stars visible to the naked eye

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Only Venus, Jupiter and Saturn are visible to the naked eye — with Neptune and Uranus requiring a telescope — though there is a bonus sight this week as the moon makes an appearance. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 The planet will be visible to the naked eye. Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Sep. 2025 While the full moon is perfectly visible to the naked eye, binoculars or a small telescope can offer a much better view. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025 Antares is among the brightest stars visible to the naked eye in the northern hemisphere and is often known as the 'heart of the scorpion', owing to its central position in the constellation Scorpius. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for visible to the naked eye

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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 11 Sep. 2025.

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