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Planets do not have nuclear fusion, they do not produce their own light. Instead, they shine with light reflected from a star.
A non-luminous body is an object that does not shines by its own light. It needs a luminous body in its surrounding whose light it can reflect and become visible.
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Planets are Non-Luminous Bodies
Definition of Luminous and Non-Luminous Bodies:
Luminous bodies are the ones that emit their own light, for example, the Sun, a light bulb, or a firefly.
Non-luminous bodies are the ones that do not emit their own light but reflect the light coming from a luminous body, for example, the Moon, Earth, or a book.
Planets are Non-Luminous:
- Planets do not emit their own light, so they are not luminous.
- They reflect the light coming from the Sun, so they are non-luminous bodies.
- Planets can be seen in the night sky because of the sunlight they reflect.
- When a planet is on the side of Earth facing the Sun, we cannot see it because it is in the daytime sky.
- When a planet is on the side of Earth facing away from the Sun, we can see it in the nighttime sky.
Examples of Non-Luminous Bodies:
- Moon
- Earth
- Planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
- Asteroids
- Comets
Conclusion:
Planets are non-luminous bodies, which means they do not emit their own light but reflect the light coming from the Sun.
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A non-luminous object does not produce its own light and heat but reflects the light from a luminous object. ... For example our Moon is a non - luminous object, it reflects the light from our Sun which is a luminous object as it produces it own light. Planets, meteors, comets and other moons are non luminous objects
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