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What planet is known as both the morning star and the evening star?
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The third brightest natural object in the sky is Venus, visible sometimes in the the western evening sky, and sometimes in the eastern morning sky.
Venus is not a star, but a planet. Planets are far smaller than stars and shine primarily from reflected sunlight.
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Is that bright object in the southeast sky a planet or satellite or star?
Probably the planet Jupiter, if you saw it during the evening. Jupiter rises (this month) around sunset, and is up all night. It is the brightest thing in the evening sky; only Venus, which rises about 4 AM, is brighter.
What planet was once thought to be two planets?
Both Mercury and Venus have been known as the "morning star" or "evening star" in some form for various cultures and civilizations. Sometimes, these evening and morning appearances were thought to represent different "stars." (Of course, they are not stars at all and are rather the two planets closest to the Sun.) In ancient Greece, Mercury was called Apollo when it appeared as a morning star with sunrise and Hermes (the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Mercury) when it appeared as an evening star near sunset. Venus was also known to ancient civilizations both as the "morning star" and as the "evening star". The Greeks thought of the two as separate stars, Phosphoros and Hesperos, until the sixth century BC. The Romans designated the morning aspect of Venus as Lucifer (meaning Light-Bringer) and the evening aspect as Vesper. Venus is dramatic in the morning and evening sky while Mercury is smaller, dimmer and hard to see. (Most people have never seen Mercury and everyone has seen Venus whether they know it or not.) As a consequence, references to Venus are more common when the term morning star or evening star are made. (It is also true that sometimes any star that is the first visible start of the morning or evening is given such a name for that particular day.)
Are stars visible in the daytime?
Since the visible planets as a class are the brightest things in the sky (after the Sun and Moon), the first object to appear in the evening twilight sky ... referred to historically as the "Evening Star" ... is typically a planet. It can be Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, or Saturn. However, Venus is usually referred to as the Morning and Evening star.
What is Mercury's namesake?
Both the planet and the gas were named for the Roman god Mercury who was known for his speed and mobility. The planet was named for this because of its fast orbit.
What kind of planet is the planet earth?
The planet Earth is a terrestrial planet and the only planet known that has life on it.
What planet is nicknamed the evening star?
Venus is called both the "Morning Star" and the "Evening Star".
Why does Venus carry both the morning and evening star name?
The names just refer to when the planet can be seen - either in the morning or in the evening, depending on where it is in its orbit around the sun.
What is the star that appears to the left under the moon in the morning sky?
Venus Looks like a star in the sky but is a planet which shines with light from the sun. Called both the Evening Star and the Morning Star but is not a star.
Is that bright object in the southeast sky a planet or satellite or star?
Probably the planet Jupiter, if you saw it during the evening. Jupiter rises (this month) around sunset, and is up all night. It is the brightest thing in the evening sky; only Venus, which rises about 4 AM, is brighter.
What is the Local evening paper in Sheffield?
The Sheffield Star has both a morning and an evening edition.
Could be either the mourning star or the evening star?
it is both the morning star & evening star
How is morning and evening similar?
Both are related to day and night.
What two planets are evening or morning stars?
They both are Venus.
Why is the evening star not a star?
What we refer to as the evening star is usually the planet Venus, which rises in the west around sunset and shines brightly. The planet Mercury is also sometimes referred to as the evening star. Both are planets, not stars.
What planet was once thought to be two planets?
Both Mercury and Venus have been known as the "morning star" or "evening star" in some form for various cultures and civilizations. Sometimes, these evening and morning appearances were thought to represent different "stars." (Of course, they are not stars at all and are rather the two planets closest to the Sun.) In ancient Greece, Mercury was called Apollo when it appeared as a morning star with sunrise and Hermes (the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Mercury) when it appeared as an evening star near sunset. Venus was also known to ancient civilizations both as the "morning star" and as the "evening star". The Greeks thought of the two as separate stars, Phosphoros and Hesperos, until the sixth century BC. The Romans designated the morning aspect of Venus as Lucifer (meaning Light-Bringer) and the evening aspect as Vesper. Venus is dramatic in the morning and evening sky while Mercury is smaller, dimmer and hard to see. (Most people have never seen Mercury and everyone has seen Venus whether they know it or not.) As a consequence, references to Venus are more common when the term morning star or evening star are made. (It is also true that sometimes any star that is the first visible start of the morning or evening is given such a name for that particular day.)
When is Mass supposed to be said In the evening or in the morning or both?
When you say mass is completely up to you. Church holds mass in the morning and sometimes in the evening. It's flexible.
What planet is know as both the morning and evening star why does it carry both names?
Venus is. Of course it's really a planet, not a star.Also, Mercury is sometimes described in the same way.The reason is that Venus orbits closer to the Sun than Earth.So, Venus is never far away from the Sun in the sky.Sometimes rises just before the Sun in the morning sky and sometimes it can be seen in the sky just after sunset in the evening.Ancient peoples thought the "morning Venus" and the "evening Venus" were actually two different things. Hence the two names.
