Venus at Peak of Brightness

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday November 28, 2005 @11:58AM from the me-and-my-shadow dept.

Jotii writes "The planet Venus is right now at its peak of brightness. Until the third of December, you will actually be able to see shadows cast by Venus. From the article: "Venus is reaching its peak brightness for 2005 and casting its very best shadows right now." More from the article: 'Difficult, yes, but worth the effort, he says. After all, how many people have seen themselves silhouetted by the light of another planet? If you'd like to try, this is the week. Your attempt must come before Dec. 3rd. After that, the crescent moon will join Venus in the evening sky, and any shadows you see then will be moon shadows.'"

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Bright enough to see in the day also by Colonel+Blimp · 2005-11-28 13:36 · Score: 4, Informative

If you know where to look and you have a clear sky, you can see Venus in the day time. Best time to look is after noon, 3-4 hours before sunset. Its pretty odd to see something like that in the clear blue sky.
Re:From where? by Colonel+Blimp · 2005-11-28 16:00 · Score: 3, Informative

it can be seen anywhere.
In Thailand, look just after sunset in the west sky, its the very bright star, you can't miss it. It sets about 90 minutes after sunset.
Even the smog of Bangkok can't cloak it!