The gloriously bright planet Venus has been prominent in the southwestern, evening sky for months. Often called the "Evening Star" it certainly attracts attention unlike any actual star in the night sky, due to its magnitude.Not a lot dimmer, however, is the wonderfully bright bluish star Sirius, the brightest of all the night time stars and easily seen on a winter night to the lower left of the Orion constellation.Next to Venus this season is the planet Mars, a lot dimmer but still [...]
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