Question

How much brighter is the planet venus than the planet mars on january 24, 2015?

Answer 1

Venus is 120 times brighter than Mars on January 24, 2015.

Step-by-step explanation:

• The both planets are much closer to the Horizon on and around 24th January, 2015.

• Venus and Mars along with 5 percent lunar crescent is visible on that day. It is a two-day old moon that grouped along with the planets.

• The closing gap is a line of sight effect. Magnitude of Venus is 3.9 and that of Mars is 1.3

• Mars is 97 percent gibbous phase and Venus is 88 percent phase.

• For this sight to be visible for a naked eye, we need to magnify Mars and Venus times to 430 and 160 times respectively.

Answer 2

The planet Venus was observed at the lower right of Mars. Venus was seen shining 109 times brighter than Mars. Mars appeared an hour after sunset, much dimmer that Venus. It shined in the west-southwest during twilight. It was moving to become the high " Evening Star".