Aspects of Venus a somewhat larger phase of Venus than its greatest brilliancy. Aspects of Venus In astrology, an aspect is an angle a planet makes to another planet or point of astrological interest. As the second-brightest object in the night sky after the Moon, often prominent during the morning or evening, Venus has aspects that are readily apparent to the casual eye. They were of historical importance in the development of geocentric and ultimately heliocentric models of the Solar System. The table contains special positions of Venus until 2021. In general, Venus (or Mercury) is an "evening star" when it has an
Deep-sky object Deep-sky object Deep-sky object (abbreviated as DSO) is a term designating any astronomical object that is not an individual star or Solar System object (such as Sun, Moon, planet, comet, etc.). The classification is used for the most part by amateur astronomers to denote visually observed faint naked eye and telescopic objects such as star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. This distinction is practical and technical, implying a variety of instruments and techniques appropriate to observation, and does not distinguish the nature of the object itself. Classifying non-stellar astronomical objects began soon after the invention of the telescope. One of the