If Venus is visible in the evening sky, observe the planet with a telescope once a week for a month. On each night, make a drawing of the phase that you see. Can you determine from your drawings if...

If Venus is visible in the evening sky, observe the planet with a telescope once a week for a month. On each night, make a drawing of the phase that you see. Can you determine from your drawings if the planet is nearer or farther from Earth than the Sun is? Do your drawings show any changes in the phase from 1 week to the next? If so, can you deduce whether Venus is coming toward us or moving away from us? Explain.