i need some one to prove that the solar system exists?

Question

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is there anyone out there that could help me to prove to someone that the solar system exists ?

i have a young person who live here and she does not beleive that there is other planets out there

Answer 1

Take her out at night and point her head in the general direction of the sky - our solar system and several planets are visible with the naked eye. Seeing is believing.

Otherwise, take her to a Planetarium

Answer 2

Perhaps this person is actually too young to grasp the concept. A telescope fixed on Jupiter would show another planet and perhaps its 4 largest moons if you catch it at the right time.
As for the other 250 or so planets so far known outside of our solar system, we know of those because we can monitor the light from stars and tell that sometimes the light is either closer to us or farther away at regular intervals. This supports the probability that a planet is orbiting and gravity pulls the star back and forth.
Another method is seeing a change in the light coming from a star at regular intervals. If we measure that there's less light coming from a star every x number of hours, then again we can reason that a planet must be passing in front of it.

Answer 3

Just point out the moon and the stars and the sun. Let her know that those things couldn't exist if there wasn't a solar system. I understand how hard it is trying to explain somethings to kids. You get all the whys all the time. Or asked to prove that what I am saying is true. Try taking her to a planetarium or something to that effect. Also try National Geographics web site. There are books and DVD's that you could get also. Good luck!!!

Answer 4

Let's see, the Alpha Centaurus trinary star system is a little over 4 light years away and its been known about for a very long time. Sirius is just under 9 light years away and the ancient Egyptians used it as as a means to time the flooding of the Nile, 1,000's of years ago. The one major supernova event in recorded history was in 1054 AD (the Crab Nebula, about 6,500 light years away), it has been photographically been monitored for about a 100 years now and its rate of expansion has been calculated. The Cosmos leads a fairly predictable life. Stars form and ignite, consume their thermonuclear fuel and expire. Galaxies swirl about, sometimes bumping into each each other and everything pretty much keeps moving outward at the same time.

Answer 5

The sunrise, sunset, and changing of seasons (if you don't live on the equator) is proof that Earth revolves around the sun.

And then any planet you see at night which looks like a really fat, bright star is proof due to the fact that only certain planets are visible in certain parts of the year due to difference in the time it takes the different planets to complete one revolution around the sun.

Gravity is proof also. If the sun keeps the Earth in orbit, why wouldn't he keep other planets in orbit?

Answer 6

Show them that its the best explanation we have so far. If this person looks up at the night sky and insists they are seeing a big blanket with little holes poked in it, there's not much hope for them. Ask them what's behind the blanket.

The best proof is knowing where certain stars/planets will be at what times of year. Astronomers have gathered this information over ages and improved our perception to the point of understanding it better.

Answer 7

show that person the photos of the planets taken by space crafts, be sure to show them how earth looks like from space as this will give them a perspective of how tiny we are.
Rather then buying a telescope take that person to the nearest observatory as they have really big telescopes and the planets actually look something like u see in the photographs from spacecrafts

Answer 8

other planets are visible from earth. do you have a planetarium or science center or big telescope in your city? even a small telescope will show you some planets in our solar system.

Answer 9

Don't even waste your time.

For yourself you can see planets without a telescope. With a 10 power binocular you can see some of Jupiter's moons in motion around it.

Answer 10

Hi. I am, therefore the system exists. As to the planets, just look at them.