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Venus
The second planet from the Sun and one of the brightest objects in Earth’s night sky. Venus is often visible near sunrise or sunset and is commonly referred to as the 'morning star' or 'evening star.'
Source: solarsystem.nasa.gov
APODs including "Venus"
A Zodiacal Skyscape
23/02/2012
An Unusual Venusian Oval
13/02/2012
The Belt of Venus Over Mercedes, Argentina
07/02/2012
Conjunction at Sunset
29/12/2011
Young Moon Meets Evening Star
01/12/2011
A Picturesque Venus Transit
16/10/2011
Kepler-16b: A Planet with Two Suns
Video
20/09/2011
Hurricane Irene Forms
Video
27/08/2011
Shuttle Reentry Streak from Orbit
01/08/2011
Moon and Venus at Dawn
02/07/2011
Dawn's Grand Finale
04/06/2011
Planets, Endeavour at Dawn
21/05/2011
Wonder and Mystery above the Very Large Telescopes
09/05/2011
Dawn of the Planets
07/05/2011
Otherworldly Planet Rise
11/04/2011
The Solar System from MESSENGER
23/02/2011
Moon and Venus Over Switzerland
02/02/2011
Contemplating the Sky
13/12/2010
Two Views, Two Crescents
11/11/2010
Venus Just After Sunset
20/10/2010
Venus' South Polar Vortex
28/09/2010
Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus
15/09/2010
Brighter Than Mars
27/08/2010
Crescent Moon and Planets Over Portugal
18/08/2010
Venus' Once Molten Surface
01/08/2010
Four Planet Sunset
31/07/2010
Sunset, Shadowrise
29/07/2010
Ecliptic New Zealand
10/07/2010
Regulus and the Red Planet
10/06/2010
Atlantis over Rhodes
28/05/2010