A month ago, Venus was in the evening sky, but then it quickly slipped between Earth and the Sun and now is in the morning sky. There it will remain nearly all of the rest of 2025 as the “morning star,” a spectacular sight for early risers. #Venus #morningstar #morning
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Bye Bye Evening Star!
The bright “Evening Star,” Venus, in the western sky just after sunset, is about to disappear. Through binoculars or telescope it will appear as an ever-thinning crescent, and in less than two weeks, it will set with the sun and not be visible in the evening skies until the beginning of 2026. It will appearContinue reading “Bye Bye Evening Star!”
Morning Star
Venus, the bright point of light that was visible in the evening sky for so much of the year, has passed between earth and sun and now is arising in the twilight before dawn. It will dominate the morning sky for the remainder of the year. Though it was named after the goddess of loveContinue reading “Morning Star”