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:

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Raymond Montoya

21 May, 17:50

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:

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Chace Salas · Answer 1

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 ... noon (Because Venus is full when it is on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth, the Sun and Venus both appear to move through the sky together at that time.