APOD: 2024 January 8 Б The Phases of Venus

Пн, Январь 08, 2024 - 8:30 / Категория: astronet

Venus goes through
phases.

Just like our Moon,
Venus
can appear as a full circular disk, a thin
crescent, or anything in between.

Venus, frequently the brightest object in the
post-sunset or
pre-sunrise sky, appears so small,
however, that it usually requires binoculars or a small telescope to clearly see its current phase.

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