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Venus is a planet of our solar system and observable with the naked eye. It is the brightest one of the planets, but never separates more than 60° from the Sun. Thus, Venus is only visible short after sunset or short before sunrise - never in the middle of the night - and in temperate latitudes these hours are twilight while close to the equator, Venus at maximum elongation could be seen in darkness. |
Venus is a planet of our solar system and observable with the naked eye. It is the brightest one of the planets, but never separates more than 60° from the Sun. Thus, Venus is only visible short after sunset or short before sunrise - never in the middle of the night - and in temperate latitudes these hours are twilight while close to the equator, Venus at maximum elongation could be seen in darkness. |
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=== Images of Venus (Naked Eye Appearance) === |
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File:Venus 05.JPG|Venus above Sahara (Nov. 2005, Susanne M Hoffmann) |
File:Venus 05.JPG|Venus above Sahara (Nov. 2005, Susanne M Hoffmann) |
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Latest revision as of 18:38, 22 February 2025
Venus is a planet of our solar system and observable with the naked eye. It is the brightest one of the planets, but never separates more than 60° from the Sun. Thus, Venus is only visible short after sunset or short before sunrise - never in the middle of the night - and in temperate latitudes these hours are twilight while close to the equator, Venus at maximum elongation could be seen in darkness.
Images of Venus (Naked Eye Appearance)
Venus above Sahara (Nov. 2005, Susanne M Hoffmann)
Venus above campfire (Sahara 2008, SMH)
Moon and Venus in morning twilight above Austrian mountains (CC BY Susanne M Hoffmann 2016).
Venus and Pleiades above a mountain at Dawn in Europe (SMH 2020)
Venus above the rocks at Petra, Jordan (SMH 2023), it's already rather dark (not really dusk any more).
Venus above the Gate to the Shaolin Temple (China 2024, SMH)
Venus and Moon at Dusk (Europe, SMH 2025)
Saturn, Venus and Moon at Dusk (SMH 2025)
Moon and Venus in tropical dusk in Indonesia (Karimunjawa, SMH 2024).
Moon and Venus at Dusk (SMH 2025).
Venus and Moon at Dusk, 2025 (SMH)
Venus above houses, evening star, (SMH 2025)
Venus and Pleiades at Dusk in Europe (SMH 2020), for comparison of brightness
