DEAN: OUR OLD FRIEND VENUS HAS RETURNED TO
THE EARLY EVENING SKY, AND IT'S JOINED BY
TWO OTHER PLANETS, SATURN AND MARS.
JAMES: OF ALL THE PLANETS, VENUS IS ONE OF
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND ITS POSITION IN THE
SKY HAS BEEN PAINSTAKINGLY DOCUMENTED THROUGHOUT
RECORDED HISTORY.
SO MUCH SO THAT WE DEVOTED THIS ENTIRE EPISODE
TO OUR SISTER PLANET.
LET'S SHOW YOU!
DEAN: OK, WE HAVE OUR SKIES SET TO ANY DAY
THIS WEEK, SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET, FACING SOUTHWEST.
YOU'LL SEE THE BRIGHT PLANET VENUS AMONG THE
STARS OF SAGITTARIUS.
IT IS JOINED BY SLIGHTLY DIMMER SATURN TO
THE RIGHT OF IT AND THE RED PLANET MARS TO
THE LEFT OF IT.
JAMES: VENUS WILL BE GETTING FURTHER AND FURTHER
FROM SATURN AS THE DAYS PASS.
SO OVER THE REMAINING 5 MONTHS, ENJOY WATCHING
THE BEAUTIFUL PLANET VENUS AS SHE GRACES THE
EVENING SKY FOR ALL TO SEE.
DEAN: AND IT S EASY TO DO IF YOU REMEMBER
TO
BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!