Planet Venus |
Welcome to Planet Venus Venus is the second planet in our solar system. Named for the goddess of love, Venus is frequently placed as the morning or evening star. Being an inner planet, that is within Earth orbit, it never appears very far away from the Sun, so learning when the optimal times when Venus is furthest away from the Sun, it ket to observing Venus. In this website we calculate those times known as "Elongations." | Today in Astronomy History February 9, 1497 February 9, 1971 February 9, 1986 February 9, 1986 ...also in Astronomy Today February 9, 2010 February 9, 2010 |