
The night sky is the appearance of like , , and the , which are visible in a clear between and , when the is below the . Natural light sources in a night sky include , , and , depending on location and timing. light up the skies above the . Occasionally, a large from the Sun or simply high levels of may extend the phenomenon toward the

The following is a list of objects by orbit, ordered by increasing distance from the Sun. Most named objects in this list have a diameter of 500 km or more. • The , a • The and the . Astronomers sometimes divide the Solar System structure into separate regions. The includes Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and the bodies in the . The includes Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and the bodies in the . Since the discovery of the Kuiper belt, the outermost parts of the Solar System are considered a distinct r.