Friday, December 11, 2020

Venus left and below the waning crescent moon.

Walk in  the dark to see Venus.  Lower in the sky now,  Venus can only be visible in the hours near sunrise or after sunset.  Why?  Venus and Mercury are the two  planets on an inside orbit.

One way to get a grasp is to use BBs and a basketball  to attempt to create a model.  Venus is zooming away from the earth so will end up in the sun's glare soon.  Then this summer Venus will show up in the evening sky.