Tuesday, March 25, 2014
APOD #2: Venus in Retrograde
Occasionally, Venus appears to be moving backwards in the sky. "Appears" is the key word here, because, technically speaking, no planet actually moves backwards in their orbits around the Sun. In fact, they don't even slow down. Retrogrades are essentially illusions that result from our point of view from Earth, simply because the Earth is also orbiting the Sun at a different speed than the other planets. Venus is Retrograde approximately 40-43 days every 18 months.
If you believe in astrology, be careful of what you try to do when Venus is in retrograde!
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