I was looking at Venus through a 100 mm diameter refractor. She smiled at me with a silver crescent, but the rest of her was hidden behind a bluish veil !.
Was the appearance due to the incidence of Sun's rays only on her visible part or was it due to part of the rays falling on her being reflecting off (the blue surface above the cresent) in a direction away from my line of sight?.
My location was 6 Deg. 48 Min. 34.43 Sec. North and 79 Deg. 58 Min.30.96 sec. East. Date was Sunday, July 1st. Local Time 20.30, (GMT +5.5), Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Can someone please explain?
2007-07-02 10:54:44 · 1 answers · asked by Eskay d 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Hi. The cause of the light on the 'dark' side of Venus is still a mystery, I think. May have something to do with the atmosphere of the planet. Lightning? Electrostatic effects? Here are some photos. http://hometown.aol.com/frankj12/venusindex.html
2007-07-02 12:06:41 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋