Ashen light is a subtle glow that has been claimed to be seen on the night side of the planet Venus.
Notes on verification
Three independent sources, including an astronomical journal abstract, corroborate the definition and history of the phenomenon. Its cause remains scientifically unexplained, but the existence of the reported observations is well documented. [tier=silver indep_score=0.833 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Ashen light (wikipedia)
- https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014JBAA..124..209S/abstract (corroboration)
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/venus-ashen-light (corroboration)
- https://www.mvas-ny.org/php/TTArticle.php?articleID=119 (corroboration)