Venus, Evening Star
Because of the geometry between the Earth, the Sun, and Venus, Venus can be perceived to go through "phases" as our own Moon does — appearing sometimes as a crescent, and sometimes a gibbous phase. Since the Earth's orbit is larger than than of Venus, we never are able to see a "full" phase.
Venus has a densely cloudy atmosphere, and it is always overcast there, keeping us from seeing the surface from afar. Those clouds are composed of sulfuric acid, which makes them remarkably reflective. So much light bounces off the clouds that Venus appears very bright. In fact, after the Sun sets, only the Moon can rival the brightness of Venus!
As Venus orbits the Sun, sometimes it appears on one side of it, and sometimes the other, from our vantage point. Because of that, Venus can appear in the evening sky shortly after sunset, and other times Venus appears in the morning sky shortly before sunrise. And, since Venus appears as a dazzling star to the unaided eye from Earth, those appearances are called the "Evening Star" and the "Morning Star," respectively.
Currently, Venus is showing herself as the "Evening Star." To see it, all one has to do is go outside shortly after sunset and look up in the sky to the west. The very bright "star" that you see is actually Venus!
• PHOTO BY ME •
• "VENUS, EVENING STAR" ~ DIGITAL ARTWORK BY ME •
SOURCES
1 UniverseToday.com: Venus Compared to Earth
2 Wikipedia: Venus
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Venus has always been my favorite because it reminds me of the goddess of beauty! :)
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I don't think earth is a planet. I feel like it's an endless plane with some hidden land in the midddle, or maybe an entrance to extra land we are not told about.
That's only my humble view.
I remember leaving my gran's house as a kid after supper in the evenings, we would always look up at the evening start and she would tell us about the planet. A beautiful image you captured!
I do like your digital artwork of Venus 😊
Love this post. I was enjoying Venus from Tobermorey the other night....and the Milky Way. Thanks @thekittygirl.
Is really cool to learn abour venus and the shot you made is beautiful! Nice job kitty!
I have noticed the brightness of the star, interesting information I need the phone app to check thanks @thekittygirl