What would be the most interesting thing that we can see in space with the naked eye?

Answer 1

In the Navy I was lucky enough to work nights on the ship (BS). That was the first time I had ever seen the milky way in that form. It is huge and luminous when there is little or no light pollution. It had seemed to light up the sky. I have seen comets, eclipses, many planets, and other galaxies by way of naked eye and telescope. The milky way is by far the most beautiful feature in the night time sky when seen in the right conditions.

Answer 2

It depends on what you think is interesting. I would say a total solar eclipse would top the list. Then maybe a lunar eclipse, Earthshine on the dark part of the Moon when it is a thin crescent (I saw that earlier tonight), and meteors. Down the list a bit would be a nova, the planets out as far as Saturn, the Milky Way, the Orion Nebula and the Andromeda Galaxy.

Answer 3

My favorites: meteors, especially a shower; nearby clusters, such as the Pleiades. Nebulae are hard to discern, but the Great Nebula in Orion is visible without aid.
Even inexpensive binoculars show _many_ stars in the Pleaides, way beyond the conventional count of seven.
A nearby nova or supernova, or a meteor striking the moon, would be spectacular, but who knows when the next would be?

Answer 4

if your local atmosphere is not over-illuminated by night lights, it's the Milky Way, hands down. I haven't been where conditions make the air clear enough so that I can see it often; but it is the most incredible thing I have ever seen--every time see it--or ever will.And that includes the moon, eclipses, a nova, a comet, three planets lined up in a row or the Northern Lights.

Answer 5

Another human being, naked? Are you talking about being IN outer space, and looking around, or looking INTO outer space, from Earth? Personally, I think meteor showers are the most interesting things to see naked.

Answer 6

That would depend on what you consider interesting, and what you consider "space".
Probably the most exciting sight is the aurora borealis, which is not actually in space but high in our atmosphere.
The next would have to be a visible comet in the sky - like McNaught coment in January this year, or Hale-Bopp in 1997.

To me, the most interesting thing that I would like to see in space is a supernova close enough to be obvious in the sky but still far enough away to be relatively harmless to Earth.

Answer 7

Tonight there was an interesting arangement of the Moon and Venus. It was pretty to look at and interesting. I even went in a got my camera and took a few pictures of it.

Answer 8

You could track down the ISS position, and see if it's gonna orbit near you. If you do see it, it will look like a tiny white dot in space moving at constant speed.
If you have a scanner, and luck, you might be able to pick up transmitions from the ISS.
http://www.zarya.info/Tracking/Radio/ISS-Frequencies.htm

Answer 9

the farthest thing I can see is the Andromeda galaxy. but you need to know where to look. and make sure that your eyes are adapted to the dark. and I believe Andromeda is a winter constellation

Answer 10

I'd like to see a super nova, but truthfully, the night sky rather bores me to tears.