DEAN:
VENUS HAS FINALLY RETURNED TO THE EVENING
SKY, AND ON APRIL 17TH, IT LL BE RIGHT NEXT
TO THE CRESCENT MOON.
JAMES:
VENUS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLANETS,
AND ITS POSITION IN THE SKY HAS BEEN PAINSTAKINGLY
DOCUMENTED THROUGHOUT
RECORDED HISTORY.
WHERE EXACTLY WILL VENUS BE IN THE SKY THIS
WEEK AND NEXT?
LET'S SHOW YOU!
DEAN:
OK, WE HAVE OUR SKIES SET ANY NIGHT THIS WEEK,
SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET, FACING WEST.
JUST NORTH OF WEST, YOU'LL SEE THE BRIGHT
PLANET VENUS AMONG THE STARS OF TAURUS THE
BULL.
JAMES:
HOWEVER, IF YOU GO OUTSIDE NEXT WEEK ON APRIL
17TH, VENUS WILL BE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A
SLENDER WAXING CRESCENT MOON.
VENUS WILL BE TRAVELING WESTWARD THROUGH THE
CONSTELLATION OF TAURUS AS THE MONTH PASSES.
DEAN:
SO OVER THE REMAINING
5 MONTHS, ENJOY WATCHING THE BEAUTIFUL PLANET
VENUS AS SHE GRACES THE
EVENING SKY.
IT S EASY TO DO IF YOU....
BOTH:
KEEP LOOKING UP!