TRACE HERE STAR SPOTTERS -- AND THIS WEEK VENUS WILL BE SUPER BRIGHT HERE S WHY!
HERE ARE THE SKIES AT SIX PM THIS WEEK -- VENUS IS GETTING A LITTLE HIGHER AND BRIGHTER EVERY DAY -- PEAKING ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER SEVENTH.
IT APPEARS A TINY BIT BRIGHTER BECAUSE ITS CLOSER IN ITS ORBIT TO US.
IF YOU LOOKED WITH THE RIGHT TELESCOPE, YOU D SEE IT AS A CRESCENT WITH A LOT OF SUNLIGHT BOUNCING OFF ITS CLOUDS.
THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT REFLECTED IS CALLED ALBEDO, AND VENUS REFLECTS ABOUT 70% OF THE LIGHT THAT HITS IT, MORE THAN ANY OTHER PLANET IN OUR SYSTEM.
THE MOON S ALBEDO MEANS IT REFLECTS 10% OF THE LIGHT, BUT IT S WAY CLOSER TO US, SO IT SEEMS BRIGHTER.
ASTRONOMERS CAN USE THIS INFORMATION TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PLANETS HERE AND FAR FLUNG IN OUR GALAXY.
OF COURSE, VENUS ATMOSPHERE S TOXIC, IF YOU SLIPPED UNDER -- YOU D FIND A TASTE OF POISON PARADISE.
KEEP LOOKIN UP!