Comments on: Venus – Planet Profile http://iya2009.com/venus-planet-profile.html Supporting the International Year Of Astronomy with news and articles for beginners Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:13:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Kevin Brown http://iya2009.com/venus-planet-profile.html/comment-page-1#comment-7263 Kevin Brown Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:23:59 +0000 http://www.iya2009.com/2007/06/14/venus-planet-profile/#comment-7263 Hi Rich, Thanks for getting in touch. Yes, the very bright object in the South East evening sky is Jupiter, not Venus. At present, Venus is best seen in the morning sky, low in the East before sunrise. Mercury is difficult, but you may see it low in the West at dusk. Saturn is now lost in the sunset twilight. You may like to bookmark the <a target="_blank" href="http://popastro.com/spapop/skydiary.htm" rel="nofollow">SPA Sky Diary</a> as it's very useful and updated quarterly. Hope that helps, Kevin Hi Rich, Thanks for getting in touch.

Yes, the very bright object in the South East evening sky is Jupiter, not Venus. At present, Venus is best seen in the morning sky, low in the East before sunrise.

Mercury is difficult, but you may see it low in the West at dusk. Saturn is now lost in the sunset twilight.

You may like to bookmark the SPA Sky Diary as it’s very useful and updated quarterly.

Hope that helps,
Kevin

]]> By: Rich http://iya2009.com/venus-planet-profile.html/comment-page-1#comment-7261 Rich Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:38:50 +0000 http://www.iya2009.com/2007/06/14/venus-planet-profile/#comment-7261 STill confused. Southern Minnesota. Where and when would I look to see Venus. I was confused and thought that the bright spot to the east and southern sky was our bright Venus but now understand that it is indeed Jupitor. Help me so that I don't tell anyone else incorrectly. Have Mercury and Saturn also moved away from our view right after sunset? Sincerely, Rich STill confused. Southern Minnesota.
Where and when would I look to see Venus. I was confused and thought that the bright spot to the east and southern sky was our bright Venus but now understand that it is indeed Jupitor. Help me so that I don’t tell anyone else incorrectly. Have Mercury and Saturn also moved away from our view right after sunset?
Sincerely,
Rich

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