[DOC] [TLE] What makes Venus the brightest planet? | Science Wire | EarthSky [PAR] Jul 8, 2015 ... Venus is much brighter than any other planet viewed in Earth's sky. It's ... 
between Mars and the sun, when the Red Planet is at its closest to us. [DOC] [TLE] Why are planets brighter than stars? Which is the brightest planet ... [PAR] Planets appear brighter than stars due to their relative proximity to the primary 
light source (the ... The planets themselves (except for Earth) emit no light of their 
own; they ... is roughly equivalent (I say roughly, because it's not exact, but it is 
close). ... sun and appear much brighter than the massive stars far far away from 
us. [DOC] [TLE] If the planets are closer to the sun than to the stars, how can I see ... [PAR] The planets indeed are the brightest objects in the sky. Please bear with me. In 
order to find ... As you can see in the images, It's almost as bright as the Moon but 
smaller. ... my head, it's bright and with setting of Venus, It's the brightest object in 
the sky (except moon .... Planets that circle stars other than earth's sun are called
? [DOC] [TLE] What is the brightest star? - NASA Space Place [PAR] Of course, the star that appears the brightest to all of us on Earth is the Sun. 
Although it is a ... Even the next closest star is more than a quarter of a million 
times farther from Earth, so it is not surprising that the light from the Sun 
overwhelms that from other stars. ... You can see one of them any clear night this 
summer. Deneb... [DOC] [TLE] Extraterrestrial skies - Wikipedia [PAR] In astronomy, the term extraterrestrial sky refers to a view of outer space from the 
surface of a world other than Earth. ... Because Mercury has little or no 
atmosphere, a view of the planet's skies would be no different from viewing ... All 
other planets are visible just as they are on Earth, but somewhat less bright at 
opposition. [DOC] [TLE] Apparent magnitude - Wikipedia [PAR] The apparent magnitude (m) of a celestial object is a number that is a measure of 
its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth. The brighter an object appears, 
the lower its magnitude value (i.e. inverse relation). The Sun, at apparent 
magnitude of 27, is the brightest object in the sky. ... In the visible spectrum, 
Sirius is the brightest star after the Sun. [DOC] [TLE] Planets - Tripod [PAR] The planets cannot give out their own light as the sun and other stars do. ... 
planets are much closer to us than the stars and because some planets reflect 
much light. ... All the planets except Mercury, Venus, and probably Pluto, have 
one or more ... Of course, much more is known about the earth than about any 
other planet. [DOC] [TLE] Sirius: Brightest Star in Earth's Night Sky - Space.com [PAR] Jun 24, 2013 ... Sirius, also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, is the brightest star in Earth's ... 
relative luminosity to other stars, and it's relatively close to Earth (8.6 ... If the star 
were placed next to Earth's sun, Sirius would outshine it more than 20 times over. 
... "There is no doubt about what Ptolemy means. ... FOLLOW US. [DOC] [TLE] Q & A: What Are Stars? | Department of Physics | University of Illinois ... [PAR] If you have any more questions about stars, please ask us to tell you more. ... The 
reason you can see it so well is that it's closer to the Sun than us, about our size, 
... The earth is a planet, and some of the other planets are similar to the Earth. ... 
of stuff (like the Earth) and give off no visible light, except whatever happens to... [DOC] [TLE] Why does the Sun look small? - Planet Science [PAR] That's like the Sun. It

Question: To us, it's brighter than any other planet or any star (except the Sun)
Answer: Venus