Vandell had defined the problem: An Earth-sized planet shines only in reflected light.

The clouds had passed clear of Mithrada again, and the planet shone diamond-like just above the horizon.

Aryabhata asserted that the Moon, planets, and asterisms shine by reflected sunlight.

Sing planets are small and feebly shine by reflected sunlight, they're hard to find.

Because planets are small and shine by reflected light, they tend to be washed out in the glare of the local sun.

The planet shone lambent amber, softly banded, the rings a coronet which a shadow band across their arc seemed to make all the brighter.

The planet shines brilliantly through the monofilament halo of the rig.

That a planet should shine like that, like an enormous facet of polished glass, was incredible.

He states that the Moon and planets shine by reflected sunlight.

The planet shone blue-veined white.