Yesterday, soon after the sun disappeared behind the trees at the back of the park, I looked to the SE and saw a beautiful crescent moon.
Not far below it was a bright object. I thought it was an airliner with the sun glistening off its belly, or perhaps even the International Space Station. I convinced myself it was moving generally south.
Surely it could not be a "star" because it was too light out.
A few minutes later, I checked again. It was still there! It must be a planet!
On the Ch 3 news, later, they commented on the brightness of the planet Venus—located just below the moon.
What I had seen was Venus! You can see it tonight, too! As soon as it gets just a wee bit less light than it is in the late afternoon, take a look.
If you're with youngsters, this would be a great educational opportunity.
Dec 30 ---first comment, from Dianne:
Is that Venus in Blue Jeans?
My Venus in blue jeans
Is ev'rything I hoped she'd be
A teenage goddess from above
And she belongs to me
Just remembering the hit song from 1962
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