Another old mystery regarding Venus is the Phase Anomaly. This is most noticeable at dichotomy when the planet's terminator (the line dividing day and night) should be a straight line. At that time the planet is so placed with respect to the Earth that it should look exactly like a half-moon with the terminator running straight down the middle of the planet. Astronomers have long been aware that for some unknown reason this never happens at the predicted time. Theoretically we know Venus's orbit with such accuracy that the exact time of dichotomy can be predicted to within hours. But in practise it can be out by a week or more. The problem is that there is nothing wrong with Venus's position in its orbit - so what can be causing this problem?

A further aspect of the Phase Anomaly problem is that astronomers have commented at various times on the difficulty of determining Venus's exact phase. Sometimes it seems to be ahead of its predicted phase and at other times behind. The British Astronomical Association has looked into this for the better part of this century. Astronomers from across the world have actually tried solving the problem with little success. No pattern is discernible in the behaviour of Venus.

My analysis resulted in me reaching a conclusion that the real problem here is not Venus's position but the abnormal lighting conditions in its polar regions. As mentioned in the previous chapter its Polar Caps can be lit and can extend into its night side. This, no doubt, is the cause of the Phase Anomaly problem because more subtle lighting conditions can fool observers and make it very difficult to determine its exact phase. Various drawings lend credence to this idea because it can be seen that at dichotomy the terminator is indeed a straight line, except at the poles where it bends towards the night-side - indicating abnormal lighting in the polar regions.

Another Venusian mystery revolves around the super-rotation of its atmosphere. Venus rotates very slowly about its axis, yet its atmosphere races around the planet in a mere 4 days! How is it possible for the atmosphere to move faster than the planet itself? And where does the energy come from which does this? Coupled to this is the mystery of two gigantic markings which cover an entire hemisphere going west-east. These are the mysterious "Y" and "W" markings. They are not linked to the geography of the planet because they too race around the planet in 4 days. So what causes all this?

My analysis has lead me to suggest that what we are observing is a "breathing" Hollow Planet where the rise and fall of the atmosphere (driven perhaps by a nuclear reaction inside the hollow cavity), is actually pumping energy into the atmosphere. Air rising out of its polar regions simultaneously is thus thrust equatorward and these colliding air currents are forming the "Y" and "W" shapes. I further speculate that other air currents result in the "Y" being created on the night side of the planet whereas the "W" shape is created on the day side.

An explanation for the super-rotation of the planet's atmosphere has long eluded scientists and no viable theory exists for it. I suggest that the super-rotation of the atmosphere is caused by the mechanics of a breathing hollow planet.

Evidence is also presented suggesting that the entire cloud deck of Venus rises, and falls by 1 Km across the surface of the planet. I also present a drawing done by an astronomer from the British Astronomical Association in 1996 which shows a large bump standing out above the surface of the planet suggesting perhaps a rising column of air being forced out of Inner Venus.

I am convinced therefore that all the main mysteries regarding Venus can be explained in terms of Hollow Planet meteorology.