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Why is it so hard to see planets around other stars and so easy to see them around our own?
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Why is it so hard to see planets around other stars and so easy to see them around our own?

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Planets only reflect light from light emitting source and so are much fainter than their host stars when viewed at large distances. Therefore, glare from the host stars often completely washes out the planetary light.

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