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Venus Comes Out of Hiding! How to See Upcoming Conjunctions in the Evening Sky
Starting Friday the moon will be your guide to Venus’ return to the evening sky. This map shows the sky facing west-northwest about 30 minutes after sunset across the middle of the U.S., but it’s useful from 30-50 degrees north. Venus will be 4 degrees high at the time. Friday’s moon is very thin! Stellarium
Has Venus finally come out of hiding? For the past couple months it’s kept close to the sun, hidden in its glare, but come Friday, sky watchers in mid-northern latitudes may get their first shot at seeing the planet’s return to the evening sky.
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© Bob King for Universe Today, 2013. |
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