This page describes an image A Matter of Perspective
Caption: This exquisite series of images, captured from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, between 17 December 2019 and 25 May 2020, shows the phases of Venus as seen from Earth. As Venus and Earth orbit the Sun, we observe different portions of Venus’s sunlit half, similar to the Moon’s phases. The sequence clearly shows Venus as distant, small, bright and gibbous in the lower frames, and ends with Venus reaching the biggest apparent size of all planets (upper frames), very close to the Sun with a small elongation, and appearing as a thin crescent. In the last frame, only 2.8% of the planet’s surface is illuminated.
Captions in other languagesCredit:
Christofer Baez/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10278513
Tags:
astrophotography
Related glossary terms:
Phase
, Venus
Categories:
Solar System
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
The media file captions presented on the OAE website were written, translated and reviewed by a collective effort from the OAE, the OAE Centers and Nodes, the OAE National Astronomy Education Coordinators (NAECs) and other volunteers. You can find a full list of credits for our translation project here. All media file captions are released under a Creative Commons CC BY-4.0 license and should be credited to "IAU OAE". The media files themselves may have different licenses (see above) and should be credited as listed above under "credit".
Captions in Different Languages:
Caption: Second prix du concours d'astrophotographie 2023 de l'UAI OAE, catégorie Images fixes des phases de Vénus : Une question de perspective, par Christofer Baez
La deuxième place dans la catégorie Images fixes des phases de Vénus revient à cette exquise série d'images, photographiées depuis Saint-Domingue, en République dominicaine, entre le 17 décembre 2019 et le 25 mai 2020. Alors que Vénus et la Terre gravitent autour du Soleil, nous observons différentes portions de la moitié ensoleillée de Vénus, similaires aux phases de la Lune. La séquence montre clairement que Vénus est lointaine, petite, brillante et gibbeuse dans les images du bas, et se termine par Vénus atteignant la plus grande taille apparente de toutes les planètes (images du haut), très proche du Soleil avec une petite élongation, et apparaissant comme un mince croissant. Dans la dernière image, seulement 2,8 % de la surface de la planète est éclairée.
Credit: Christofer Baez/UAI OAE (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: Phase , Venus Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Gilles Remy
Caption: Secondo posto al concorso di astrofotografia IAU OAE 2023, categoria Immagini fisse delle fasi di Venere: Una questione di prospettiva, di Christofer Baez
Il secondo posto nella categoria Immagini fisse di fasi di Venere va a questa squisita serie di immagini, catturate da Santo Domingo, Repubblica Dominicana, tra il 17 dicembre 2019 e il 25 maggio 2020. Mentre Venere e la Terra orbitano intorno al Sole, osserviamo diverse porzioni della metà illuminata dal sole del pianeta Venere, in modo simile alle fasi lunari. La sequenza mostra chiaramente Venere distante, piccolo, luminoso e gibboso nei fotogrammi inferiori, e termina con Venere che raggiunge le maggiori dimensioni apparenti di tutti i pianeti (fotogrammi superiori), molto vicino al Sole con una piccola elongazione, e appare come una sottile falce. Nell'ultimo fotogramma, solo il 2,8% della superficie illuminata del pianeta è visibile.
Credit: Christofer Baez/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: Fase , Venere (pianeta) Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Valentina La Parola
