Ashen light is a subtle glow that has been claimed to be seen on the night side of the planet Venus.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent astronomy sources (JBAA, BBC Science Focus, Universe Today, Sky at Night) corroborate the description of ashen light as a claimed but scientifically unconfirmed glow on Venus's night side, first reported in 1643. [tier=silver indep_score=0.812 clusters=4 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.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/ashen-light-mystery-venus-dark-side-glow (corroboration)
- https://www.universetoday.com/94848/the-mystery-of-venus-ashen-light-2/ (corroboration)