Wednesday 10 January 2024

FISHER x KITA ALEXANDER - ATMOSPHERE




I'm unsure about a lot things that I'm sure about. For example, I'm sure NASA's output for space exploration is studio created work when it comes to public consumption. That's self evident but there's a lot I don't know and can't be sure of without hopping into a rocket that has nothing to thrust on as it leaves earth's atmosphere into the 'vacuum' of space.


That said I came across an explanation yesterday of an oversight in the explanation of planets in the night sky that is the hardest logic to dispute. 


All planets are claimed to 'shine' in the night sky because of the sun's reflective light. But, that shouldn't apply  to Venus or Mercury as they are between Earth and the Sun, and so it follows that the sun is shining on the side we can't see.


So how can we see Mercury and Venus in the night sky?


Update: A meme using the moon as an example just popped up in my timeline.