I gathered the following information for ' Venus, the facts ' from the web. Credits: the first article comes from http://stargazing.suite101.com (click the link to view) and the second, which provides a step to step guide to identifying the planet, has been written by Douglas Christian Larsen for Ehow . Also included below are links to some other very informative sites. Enjoy! How to Locate Venus in the Night Sky Contributor By Douglas Christian Larsen , eHow Contributing Writer Article Rating: (1 Ratings) · Locating the planet Venus in the night sky is usually not difficult. Venus is the closest planet to Earth, and it resides between the Earth and the sun. Therefore, after the moon, Venus is the brightest body in the night sky. Known as "the morning star" when seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky and "the evening star" when seen in the western sky at twilight, Venus is most easily seen during its cycles of moving farther