If I look into the sky and I see two yellow dots it’s all stars for me. Then I hear one of them is mars and I’m like „ok, still looks the same“. How did the people hundred of years ago discover what’s a close planet and what’s a far away star?
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Go outside tonight. Find the 3 brightest stars. Mentally note roughly where they are at that time of night. Repeat once a week. You will discover some planets.
Mercury is tough to spot unless you live on the ocean, because it’s only visible close to the horizon. Jupiter, Mars, and Venus are *bright*. You will find them. Once you’ve found those, Saturn is pretty easy too. They all travel in the same arc across the sky.
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