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.
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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
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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
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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 15 Sep. 2025.
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