1 00:00:02,202 --> 00:00:06,506 Hey there Venutian Vagabonds, Vociferous vivacious Trace here to point you in the direction of 2 00:00:06,606 --> 00:00:09,242 our voluptuous neighbor planet, Venus. 3 00:00:09,342 --> 00:00:13,913 Venus was named for the Roman goddess of Love and Beauty -- similar to Aphrodite in Greece. 4 00:00:14,014 --> 00:00:18,551 As it is closer to the sun than we are, Venus will often appear in the morning before the 5 00:00:18,651 --> 00:00:20,453 sun or just after it sets. 6 00:00:20,553 --> 00:00:24,491 For this reason the ancient Greeks actually had TWO names for this one planet - the Greeks 7 00:00:24,591 --> 00:00:28,461 called it Phosphorus and Hesperus -- morning star and evening star. 8 00:00:28,561 --> 00:00:32,365 They finally realized it was just one planet around 30 BCE! 9 00:00:32,465 --> 00:00:36,036 Only the sun and moon are brighter in the sky than Venus, which makes it easy to find! 10 00:00:36,136 --> 00:00:40,807 Wake up early (around 5am, and Venus will already be well above the horizon), shining 11 00:00:40,907 --> 00:00:41,808 bright and pure. 12 00:00:41,908 --> 00:00:43,176 What a stunner. 13 00:00:43,276 --> 00:00:47,276 Get out there and share her story while you Keep lookin up!