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Its close to Earth, its close to the Sun, and Venus has an extremely thick atmosphere, which consists mainly of carbon dioxide and a small amount of nitrogen. The atmospheric mass is 93 times that of Earth's atmosphere while the pressure at...
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/536189
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When you “Google” the question, “Why is Venus so bright?” The answer you always seem to get is: Venus is the brightest planet because it has the highest surface reflectivity. That is to say, its thick clouds reflect most of the sunlight that reaches it, about 70% reflects back into space. The other...
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Why is Venus so bright? Although it's not the largest planet in the solar system, Venus is usually the one nearest to Earth. Furthermore, Venusian clouds -- the same ones that hide Venus's fiery surface from inquisitive astronomers -- are excellent reflectors of sunlight.
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science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast20feb_1.htm
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It’s ironic that one reason for the blazing brilliance of Venus is the very cloud cover that prevents us from visually seeing the surface of the planet! The layers of bright clouds that completely enshroud Venus reflect light from the Sun a...
http://souledout.org/nightsky/nsaqua09/aquadelights.htm...
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It's often said (by astronomers) that Venus is bright enough to cast shadows. ... He told me that there were few, if any, decent photographs of a shadow caused by the light from Venus. So the challenge was set."
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www.scienceblog.com/cms/venus_growing_so_bright_its_cas...
www.scienceblog.com/cms/venus_growing_so_bright_its_casting_shadows_9389
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Was what I saw in the evening sky the other night ... Was what I saw in the evening sky the other night A very bright Venus, or was this possibly the fiery ball that's so called Nibiru, Maybe Eris, the plutoid dwarf of Pluto, Anyone Know ,?
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answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081225205837AAxb...
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081225205837AAxbMHx
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Compare the area of the crescent with the area of the small circle. You can see why Venus is so bright right now! Much more apparent area of it is lit and so it looks brighter.
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www.badastronomy.com/bitesize/venus_phase.html
www.badastronomy.com/bitesize/venus_phase.html
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Earthsky Tonight - venus why ... Sorry, we're not sure what you're looking for here. ... Become a fan on Facebook...
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www.earthsky.org/skywatching/why-are-venus-and-jupiter-...
www.earthsky.org/skywatching/why-are-venus-and-jupiter-so-bright
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Venus is so bright that the sky does not have to be dark for it to appear. ... Venus, in fact, will be so bright at this stage of the game that it can be easily perceived with the naked eye in a deep blue, haze-free afternoon sky. That's right, during the day! After twilight ends, from a really dark site, it will be capable...
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www.space.com/spacewatch/venus_guide_031024.html
www.space.com/spacewatch/venus_guide_031024.html
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