2006-08-10 10:34:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Venus
2006-08-10 10:38:01 · answer #1 · answered by ceprn 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
To G! above.
Mercury is so close to the sun that it is only visible on ceratin occasions when it is at its most perpendicular from the sun, called greatest elongation.
It is much dimmer than Venus, so most of the time, the morning and evening star is Venus.
It always surprises me how suddenly someone becomes aware of Venus, when in reality it is brightly visible as a morning or evening star most of the time.
People just don't look. I find that staggering,
2006-08-10 18:52:05 · answer #2 · answered by nick s 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Venus was seen as the Morning Star and the Evening Star. The careful records by astronomers showed that Venus was one and the same planet, whether it appeared at dawn or sunset.
http://www.cosmicelk.co.uk/Venus.htm
2006-08-10 17:41:29 · answer #3 · answered by Sunbeam 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This could be a trick question. The "sun" is also a "star". But if you are asking about a small point of light, it's most likely Venus. A fainter object is sometimes Mercury, but it is far less bright than Venus.
2006-08-10 17:41:14 · answer #4 · answered by Doob_age 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Venus, As it is a planet it won't twinkle but has a steady beam of light.
After Earth's Moon, it is the brightest object in the night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of â4.6. As it is nearer to the sun than the Earth is, it never appears to venture far from the Sun, and its elongation reaches a maximum of 47.8°. Venus reaches its maximum brightness shortly before sunrise or shortly after sunset, and is often referred to as the Morning Star or Evening Star.
2006-08-10 17:38:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That bright star is the planet Venus!
2006-08-14 10:28:57 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Venus.
2006-08-10 20:15:11 · answer #7 · answered by aximili12hp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Venus.
2006-08-10 18:23:43 · answer #8 · answered by Jake W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mercury and Venus are closer to the sun, which means that you have to look at the sun to see them. The suns light is so bright, we cannot see it, but at the begg. and end of the day, You can see them closest to the Sun.
This bit may not be true however, I, for some reason think that yellow means its mercury and pink is Venus, could this be true. Hell, I aint getting up at crack of sparrows to find out.
2006-08-10 17:58:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not a star, it's Venus
2006-08-10 18:47:33 · answer #10 · answered by suppy_sup 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋