The planet Venus reaches its maximum shine this weekend more specifically On Sunday night (16) .
Venus is the second closest planet to the sun and our nearest neighbor. It is usually easily visible to the naked eye at night, being the third bright object in the sky, behind only the sun and moon – and will shine even more this Sunday.
Because it is similar in size and structure to Earth, the planet was nicknamed our “evil twin”. Its atmosphere imprisons heat, forming a much more powerful greenhouse process than ours, making Venus the hottest planet in the solar system.
How to observe Venus in its maximum shine?
The best time to enjoy the maximum brightness of Venus will be in the early evening, around 7:30 pm. The planet will be visible in the constellation of fish, above the horizon in the west direction.
He should shine until shortly after 9 pm, when he is no longer visible, as he disappears below the horizon line.
“Alignment” of the planets
February also brings the opportunity to observe the planets of the solar system “aligned” in the night sky.
Venus , Mars , Jupiter and Saturn are already shining at night and, although not visible to the naked eye, Uranus and Neptune They are also in heaven. In the last week of the month, Mercury It will also join them to complete the celestial show.
What we call “alignment” is actually a kind of celestial conjunction – An optical illusion that occurs when two or more celestial bodies appear close to the sky, even if they follow separated by thousands of kilometers in space. That is, the planets will not be lined in a straight line while orbiting the sun, they will only appear shining in the sky all the same time.
Learn how to observe the “alignment” of the solar system planets in the sky.
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This content was originally published in Venus will be brighter this weekend; Learn how to observe on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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