Venus is the brightest because it is very close to the Earth. Venus has a very reflective atmosphere that reflects light.
The large bright object you are seeing early in the morning in Chicago is most likely the planet Venus. Venus is often visible in the early morning sky as the "Morning Star." It is one of the brightest objects in the sky after the Sun and the Moon.
Yes, Venus is the brightest planet as viewed by us. Mainly, it is because of the way the sun's rays reflect off of Venus's bright surface. Venus is the only planet able to be seen easily with the naked eye.
Venus is sometimes called "the evening star", although it is a planet. This because it is very bright and always appears close to the Sun in the sky. So, sometimes it appears in the evening as the Sun sets, looking like a very bright star.
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Venus is a planet in the milky way.
The bright star below the moon could be the planet Venus. Venus is often visible in the night sky and appears as one of the brightest objects after the moon.
Venus is usually the planet that is most thought to be a UFO, but all planets visible without a telescope or binoculars can be mistaken for UFOs.
Venus. It is bright red and quite visible in the night sky (usually somewhere in an Easterly direction).
as far as i know, it is the hottest planet in the solar system
The large bright object you are seeing early in the morning in Chicago is most likely the planet Venus. Venus is often visible in the early morning sky as the "Morning Star." It is one of the brightest objects in the sky after the Sun and the Moon.
Yes, Venus is the brightest planet as viewed by us. Mainly, it is because of the way the sun's rays reflect off of Venus's bright surface. Venus is the only planet able to be seen easily with the naked eye.
That's Venus. Venus is exceptionally bright this winter, but will be disappearing in about 5 weeks as it swings into conjunction with the Sun. We won't be able to see Venus again until late April, when it will reappear as the Morning Star in the pre-dawn darkness.