The bright morning star Venus, moving quickly through Taurus, hangs in the predawn sky below the Seven Sisters open cluster.

When Venus appears as a full or a nearly fully illuminated disk, it appears rather small in angular size through telescopes. That's because Venus is on the other side of the sun as viewed from ...

Right now, Venus is high in the west as darkness falls. It’s bright enough to be visible in a clear blue daytime sky if you know where to look.

Venus as it will appear in the April 2025 sky through a powerful telescope. | Credit: Starry Night Close encounters with the moon, stars and planets Venus will also have encounters with two bright ...

Some observers at the University of Alaska, Anchorage gathered on a campus rooftop, peering at Venus through special filtered glasses and telescopes. "It's not really spectacular when you're ...

Now, with the moon gone from the scene, it’s a great opportunity to check out Venus with a small telescope. My first view of Venus through a scope came some 60 years ago.

They’re just going through a phase. The moon and Venus will visibly “snuggle,” as Space.com puts it, ... as the spectacle will likely unfold around 3 a.m. for NYC viewers Sky & Telescope.

After reaching its high point in terms of morning visibility in mid-July, Venus will start a long, slow slide back toward the sun, rising about 1.7 minutes later each morning from July 21 through ...