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StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Venus
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/venus.html

Definition
Venus: The second planet from the Sun in the solar system. Venus orbits the Sun at an average distance 0.7 AU. More »

Stargazing Tip
November 13, 2009: As the Moon clears the eastern horizon a couple of hours before sunrise tomorrow, Spica will stand just to its upper left. And as dawn begins to color the sky, the planet Venus will rise below the Moon. Venus is the brilliant "morning star." Check the Sky Almanac for more information.

Radio Programs
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 Title  Air Date
Venus and Regulus September 19, 2009
More Moon and Venus September 15, 2009
Moon and Venus September 14, 2009
Moon and Venus August 16, 2009
Morning Venus June 4, 2009

Note: Audio versions of our programs will be available the day after they air. Visit the transcript page to listen.

Image Gallery
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Hot Pancakes
Hot Pancakes
Where No (American) Probe Had Gone Before
Where No (American) Probe Had Gone Before
Venusian Volcano
Venusian Volcano
Red-Hot Planet
Red-Hot Planet
Venusian Vortex
Venusian Vortex

Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the difference between a morning star and an evening star?

Other Resources
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Venus
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/venus.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Explorations in 2006
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/explorations2006.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Explorations in 2009
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/explorations.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Explorations in 2007
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/explorations2007.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Explorations in 2008
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/explorations2008.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Inner Planets
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/inner_planets.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Explorations of the Inner Planets
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/explorations_inner.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Explorations in 2005
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/explorations2005.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Inner Planets: Exploring Our Own Back Yard
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/inner_planets_more.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Planet Formation
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/planet_form.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Home Sweet Home
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/solar_system.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Table
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/table.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/index.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide
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StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Jupiter
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/jupiter.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Earth and Moon
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/earth_and_moon.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Mercury
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/mercury.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Explorations in 2004
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/explorations2004.html
StarDate Online | Solar System Guide | Mars
http://stardate.org/resources/ssguide/mars.html
StarDate Online | Activities | Rock Cycle
http://stardate.org/teachers/activities/rockcycle.html

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