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Re:Why Venus Is So Bright Right Now by aport on Sunday June 04, 2023 @10:44AM (#36185980)
Because it is* much farther away from Earth and closer to the sun at that point.
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Re:Why Venus Is So Bright Right Now by drivers99 on Sunday June 04, 2023 @11:03AM (#36186147)
Thanks, I was mentally ignoring the distance thinking it was not a big factor.

Being close to the sun (in angles from our viewpoint) makes sense, since the sky would start getting light when it was visible.

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