This activity is part of teaching unit 1, Inner and Outer Planets. You can find the introduction and teaching guide here.

Inner planets – Venus

Partner Organization: IAC
Age Range: 9 &#8211; 18+ years
Education Level: Primary to Secondary
Duration: 1 to 4

This activity is part of teaching unit 1, Inner and Outer Planets. You can find the introduction and teaching guide here.

Venusis one of the inner planets and, therefore, has phases similar to those of the Moon. In this activity you will be able toestimate its size and calculate its phases using real images of the planet obtained with the Liverpool Telescope.****

Download the GUIDE of the activity: Unit 1 – Activity 1
Download the images of VENUS you are going to work with
Download this SPREADSHEET to write down your measurements.
If you haven’t already done so, download the software (PeterSoft) to view and analyse the images.
Remember you can also obtain your own images of the planets in “Go Observing” and make new measurements and investigations.