What planets can you see from the moon?

Question

I'm doing a painting inspired of a singer that just came out with a song, and since he is from South Korea he needs to go to the military for 3 years I don't want to forget about him nor the band he is in, and i want to include ALL of the planets that you can see from the moon.

Answer 1

Hi Lix,

That's a good question! I would expect you can see all of the planets from the moon (with a good telescope), since it is orbiting the Earth!

The moon has a very slow orbit that keeps the same side facing the Earth at all times, so if you wanted to see planets from the moon, the best time and place would probably be when we can see a full moon from the Earth. The best place would be from the 'dark side' of the moon, since it would be unobstructed by the brightness of the earth. I hope that answer helps!

Gavin