The moon is smaller and further away from the sun, then why is it brighter??? Please tell me...
2007-09-14 15:21:04 · 8 answers · asked by Ratbag 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It may be further from the sun, but it is closer to Earth, so we see it better.
2007-09-14 15:30:02 · answer #1 · answered by Annabelle 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Distance from earth. Okay, we could orbit a high powered
flashlight at 5,000 miles, but Venus will still be brighter. So, there are at least a couple more variables.
Albedo. The moon's albedo is high enough. If its albedo was 0, Venus would appear brighter, regardless of distance.
Size. It is much smaller than Venus, but large enough to cover a much greater area in the sky. This and distance interplay with each other for apparent size in the sky.
2007-09-15 01:11:30 · answer #2 · answered by Eratosthenes 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The moon appears brighter to us than Venus because it is much closer.
2007-09-14 22:44:51 · answer #3 · answered by justask23 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The answer is that Venus is much farther away from the OBSERVERS, namely us.
We are looking at the moon from about 250,000 miles, and Venus from about (typically) 50,000,000 miles. Rest assured, if we stood in a spot in space where our moon and Venus were BOTH 50,000,000 million miles away, our moon would seem like a very dim star compared to Venus.
2007-09-14 22:38:39 · answer #4 · answered by RickB 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well sweetie I think the answer is that Venus is much farther away from the OBSERVERS, namely us.
We are looking at the moon from about 250,000 miles, and Venus from about (typically) 50,000,000 miles. Rest assured, if we stood in a spot in space where our moon and Venus were BOTH 50,000,000 million miles away, our moon would seem like a very dim star compared to Venus.I hope this helps . good question . -B-
2007-09-15 04:10:38 · answer #5 · answered by bubbles 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the moon is brighter because it is very much closer to earth than Venus is...Duh
2007-09-14 22:38:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because it's closer to us than Venus is.
2007-09-14 22:35:46 · answer #7 · answered by Mello Yello 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because it is much closer to Earth.
2007-09-14 22:47:01 · answer #8 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋