The brilliant planet Venus—currently making its appearance as the Evening Star—can be seen to climb higher in the southwest sky from night to night.
(Shown about an hour after sunset for the indicated dates in December from mid-Northern latitudes.)
Scheduled air date: 2000 Dec 04-10
The brilliant planet Venus—currently making its appearance as the Evening
Star—can be seen to climb higher in the southwest sky from night to night.
(Shown about an hour after sunset for the indicated dates in December from
mid-Northern latitudes.)
But the real show this week is the grouping of a near-New Moon with the giant
planets Jupiter and Saturn (presently at its brightest in 25 years), the huge
red star Aldebaran and the Pleiades star cluster, also known as the "Seven
Sisters."
(Shown about an hour after sunset for the indicated dates in December for
mid-Northern latitudes.)
If you wish to view illustrations for other episodes, please see our Star Gazer Illustrated directory.
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