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Venus over Sol


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Nice picture. :muaha: Yeah one really sees how big the sun REALLY is..

Wel, it's also a matter of perspective, of course: Venus is between us and the sun, hence we see it a bit "bigger" than it should be if placed right aside Sol.

BTW Sol is the latin word for Sun. Many stars are named in Latin for historical reasons (Apha Procionis, Beta Orionis, Alpha Centauri, Cappella) and some with Arab Names (Antares, Aldebaran, Betelgeuse, Shirah...), since we have a great debt with arab astronomers from the medieval times (think of the technical terms: azimuth, zenith, nadir).

:lol:

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