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Due to its large size, high reflectivity, and often closer proximity to Earth Venus is brighter in the sky than Mercury, and is more easily spotted. Especially since Mercury is often hidden by the glare of the sun. As a result, Venus is often the first starlike object (in terms of appearance to the naked eye) to appear in the evening, and the last to disappear in the morning.
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Why is mercury called the morning star and the evening star?
Mercury is called the morning star and the evening star because it can be seen during the day and the night. Venus can also be seen in the day and night too.
What other name is mercury known by?
Well I can't really answer that because Mercury doesn't have another name besides Mercury! Comment: It is sometimes called "the Morning Star" or "the Evening star", even though it is a planet.
Which planet do they call Evening Star?
The planet Venus is sometimes called the morning or evening star. It can be very bright if in the right place in its orbit, as seen from earth. It will sometimes appear to be the first star to come out at night or in the morning. It is often the third brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon. Sometimes Mercury is reffered to as a morning or evening star also, but it is usually a lot closer to the sun and more difficult to see.
What 2 planets are considered the morning and evening stars?
Mercury and Venus are visible to naked eye or small telescope observation at these times but are also visible in transit of the sun (as they go across the disc of the sun). This means that no planets are only visible at sunrise or sunset.
In which part of the sky can you find Venus if it is visible as a evening star?
You can see Venus early in the morning when the sun is not out yet, and you can also see it in the evening, probably where the Sun is setting, you can see it when its dark enough. Venus is also called the Morning star and the Evening Star.
Why is mercury called the morning start and the evening star?
Mercury is called the morning star and the evening star because it can be seen during the day and the night. Venus can also be seen in the day and night too.
Why is mercury called the morning star and the evening star?
Mercury is called the morning star and the evening star because it can be seen during the day and the night. Venus can also be seen in the day and night too.
Which is also calledthe evening star?
Planet Venus is known as the morning star, and also as the evening star.
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.)
What other name is mercury known by?
Well I can't really answer that because Mercury doesn't have another name besides Mercury! Comment: It is sometimes called "the Morning Star" or "the Evening star", even though it is a planet.
Which planet was thought as two planets?
I think the answer is "Mercury". That's because it appears in the sky as the "morning star" and also as the "evening star".
What is often reffered to as the morning star?
Venus and Mercury are both called the Morning Star when they rise before the Sun does. They are called also called the Evening Star when they set after the Sun.
Which planet is the brightest planet viewed from earth?
Venus, also known as the morning or evening star, you can also see phases on it just like you can the moon.
Which planet do they call Evening Star?
The planet Venus is sometimes called the morning or evening star. It can be very bright if in the right place in its orbit, as seen from earth. It will sometimes appear to be the first star to come out at night or in the morning. It is often the third brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon. Sometimes Mercury is reffered to as a morning or evening star also, but it is usually a lot closer to the sun and more difficult to see.
What 2 planets are considered the morning and evening stars?
Mercury and Venus are visible to naked eye or small telescope observation at these times but are also visible in transit of the sun (as they go across the disc of the sun). This means that no planets are only visible at sunrise or sunset.
In which part of the sky can you find Venus if it is visible as a evening star?
You can see Venus early in the morning when the sun is not out yet, and you can also see it in the evening, probably where the Sun is setting, you can see it when its dark enough. Venus is also called the Morning star and the Evening Star.
What is the evening or morning star called?
The morning/evening star is Venus. It is actually a planet but is often called a star. It is also the brightest light in the night sky.
