Question

In Ptolemy’s Earth-centered model for the solar system, Venus’s phase is never full as viewed from Earth because it always lies between Earth and the Sun. In reality, as Galileo first recognized, Venus is __________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Venus is full whenever it is on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth,

Explanation:

although we cannot see the full Venus because it is close to the Sun in the sky. If Venus is in its full phase today, and if we could see it, the full Venus would be highest in the sky at noon.