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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"
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
Calm, Crescent Moon, and Venus
21/05/2010
Crescent Venus and Moon
16/05/2010
Venus, Mercury, and Moon
22/04/2010
Mercury and Venus Over Paris
12/04/2010
Venus and Mercury in the West
07/04/2010
The Belt of Venus over the Valley of the Moon
04/04/2010
Tutulemma: Solar Eclipse Analemma
20/12/2009
Great Observatories Explore Galactic Center
11/11/2009
Moon and Planets in the Morning
22/10/2009
A Double Ringed Basin on Mercury
07/10/2009
Shuttle and Meteor
14/08/2009
6 Minutes 42 Seconds
30/07/2009