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'''Venus''' is one of the [[planet]]s and is named for [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]] the Roman goddess of love.  

'''Venus''' is one of the [[planet]]s and is named for [[Venus (mythology)|Venus]] the Roman goddess of love.  

When the plaent is visible, it is the brightest, most conspicuous, and easiest to recognize of all the planets.

When the planet is visible, it is the brightest, most conspicuous, and easiest to recognize of all the planets.

As of February 2007, Venus is the "evening star." It shines brightly in the West in the hours after sunset. It is visible long before the sky is dark enough to see any other star, and when people "wish upon a star" very often they are actually wishing upon Venus. You can see it shining through a window in a lit room, just like the "wishing star" in the opening of Walt Disney's animated cartoon, ''Pinocchio."  

As of February 2007, Venus is the "evening star." It shines brightly in the West in the hours after sunset. It is visible long before the sky is dark enough to see any other star, and when people "wish upon a star" very often they are actually wishing upon Venus. You can see it shining through a window in a lit room, just like the "wishing star" in the opening of Walt Disney's animated cartoon, ''Pinocchio."