unaided
adjective
un·aid·ed
ˌən-ˈā-dəd 
: not provided with help or assistance
a star that is visible to the unaided eye [=that can be seen without a telescope or binoculars]
: not aided or assisted
paid for her education unaided by her parents
… he walks unaided except for a simple wooden cane.—
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This is especially evident with the two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, which look like very bright and steady silvery lights in the night sky with the unaided eye.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
So, during the final week of April, the comet might be dimly visible with the unaided eye from a dark, non-light-polluted location.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2025
With the unaided eye, most folks can see six or seven stars that resemble a tiny Little Dipper.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
Rods can’t detect color but are good at registering low levels of light (which is why the faint light from most stars looks white to the unaided eye).
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2025
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
So, during the final week of April, the comet might be dimly visible with the unaided eye from a dark, non-light-polluted location.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 11 Apr. 2025
With the unaided eye, most folks can see six or seven stars that resemble a tiny Little Dipper.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
Rods can’t detect color but are good at registering low levels of light (which is why the faint light from most stars looks white to the unaided eye).
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Unaided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaided. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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