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Because Venus is a lot closer than the stars.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoAll of the planets in our solar system are much much much closer to us
than the stars they outshine.
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∙ 14y agoThe planet Venus .
The brightest star, after the sun, is Sirius, in the constellation Canis Major.
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∙ 13y agoVenus - the planet - is bright because it is close to the Earth.
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What heavenly body covers the Sun during a solar eclipse?
It's the Moon.
What planet is the brightest after the sun and moon?
Venus is the brightest thing in the sky, after the Sun and Moon.
What is the two brightest body in the solar system?
As seen from the planet Earth, the two brightest bodies in the solar system are the sun and the moon. Number three is the planet Venus.
What planet is brightest in the sky after the sun and moon?
The planet Venus is!
What is the brightest thing in the sky besides the sun and moon?
The planet Venus.
Which planet is considered the brigthest heavenly body aside from the sun and moon?
Venus is the third brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon, and the brightest planet, but only at certain times when it is at the right position in its orbit relative to the earth and sun.
Do Planets have moons?
Some do and some don't. Some planets have more then one moon. By definition a heavenly body that circulate another heavenly body is called a moon. A heavenly body that circulates a star (sun) is called a planet.
What heavenly body covers the Sun during a solar eclipse?
It's the Moon.
Why does moon outshines all heavenly bodies in the sky?
Because it is exposing, when full, a relatively large reflective surface to the brightest object in the sky - the sun.
What is the brightest planet in the sky after the sun and the moon?
The sun and the moon are not planets. The sun is a star and the moon is a natural satellite. The brightest planet in Earth's sky is Venus.
What if the moon is not up is the star the brightest thing in the night sky?
The next brightest body in the sky, after the sun and the moon, is the planet Venus. The brightest star is the one called "Sirius", in the constellation "Canis Major".
What planet is the brightest after the sun and moon?
Venus is the brightest thing in the sky, after the Sun and Moon.
What is th eclipse?
An eclipse takes place when one heavenly body such as a moon or planet moves into the shadow of another heavenly body. There are two types of eclipses on Earth: an eclipse of the moon and an eclipse of the sun.
How will you classify moon?
As an orbiter of the Earth, and as a heavenly body within the gravitational pull of the Sun (heliocentricity).
What is the brightest plant after the sun and moon?
Venus
Which is the brightest the sun or the moon?
Neither. they are about the same
Is the moon the brightest in the sky?
After the Sun, yes.
