LOTS of Brits have spot may spectacular night vistas as the sun reflects Venus.
Here’s why and how.
What is the star by the moon?
The light isn’t actually a star, it’s the planet Venus and it's the second closest planet to the sun.
The Moon, in the first week of its 27-day orbit of Earth, glides past a bevy of planets, causing spectacular night sky vistas immediately after sunset.
A celestial panorama awaits you in the southern night sky tonight as a now 32%-lit crescent Moon lines-up with Saturn (closest) and Jupiter (further away, and much brighter than Saturn).
Check it out just after sunset somewhere with big horizons and you’ll almost certainly spot Venus in the southwest, too.
The light isn’t actually a star, it’s the planet Venus.
It be most visible in November to December.
However it is the third brightest object in the sky and is most visible after sunset or before sunrise.
Why can we see Venus so clearly?
Venus is closer to the Sun than Earth, so it orbits inside Earth’s path.
The planet orbits the sun every 224.7 days.
When it is on the far side of the Sun, Venus can’t be seen, but as it comes round, getting closer to Earth, it becomes brighter and brighter, reflecting light from the Sun.
Less of the planet can be seen the closer it gets to Earth, but due to it being nearer it will seem larger in the sky.
As it gets closer to us it is visible in the evening, then when it passes its closest point and moves away again it is visible in the morning.
Venus’ brightest point is known as its “greatest illuminated extent” – when it is getting closest to us, without being directly between us and the Sun.
What is the latest news about Venus?
On September 14, 2020, it was reported that ALIEN life could be producing an Earth-like gas on Venus, the planet that's closest to us in the solar system.
The planet has a scorching temperature of 470C, and pressure so high that it would crush a human being.
However, scientists think that the "temperate" upper cloud layer on Venus could play host to some forms of life.
British scientists have discovered phosphine gas in Venus' atmosphere, which is made by the breakdown of organic matter on Earth. Scientists wonder if it's the same thing causing it on Venus.
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