Figure 4-13: R I V U X G
The Phases of Venus This series of photographs shows how the appearance of Venus changes as it moves along its orbit. The number below each view is the angular diameter α of the planet in arcseconds. Venus has the largest angular diameter when it is a crescent, and the smallest angular diameter when it is gibbous (nearly full).
The Phases of Venus This series of photographs shows how the appearance of Venus changes as it moves along its orbit. The number below each view is the angular diameter α of the planet in arcseconds. Venus has the largest angular diameter when it is a crescent, and the smallest angular diameter when it is gibbous (nearly full).
(New Mexico State University Observatory)