Scheduled air date: 1997 Oct 13-19

Mars, Venus and Antares about 30 minutes after Sunset, 1997
October 17.

This closeup shows the positions of Mars and Venus for Friday,
Saturday and Sunday evenings.
The trio forms a nearly-straight line on Saturday, October 18th.
If you wish to view illustrations for other episodes, please see our Star Hustler Illustrated directory.
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