All S&T Observing Blogs Jul 5, 2009
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Where's Venus? Just wait a week Mar 27, 2009
Today is the inferior conjunction of Venus, when it aligns with the Sun. In a week, Venus will be visible in the morning sky. (Florida Today)
Venus at its 8-Year Best Mar 21, 2009
On March 27th, our sister planet will be at inferior conjunction as close as it will come this year to being directly between us and the Sun ... Near inferior conjunction, Venus sports exotic cusp extensions due to sunlight filtering through its atmosphere ... John Boudreau Near inferior conjunction, the only way to get a clear telescopic image of Venus is to view the planet in broad daylight. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
LOOKING UP: Its time to look for crescent Venus Mar 14, 2009
Its nearest approach to the Earth, when it is also in line with the Sun, is also called (to throw another term your way) inferior conjunction ... As it nears inferior conjunction, the crescent becomes unusually extended, further around the circumference of the planet ... Once every eight years at inferior conjunction, Venus passes far enough away from the Sun (eight degrees north this time), to allow observers at certain latitudes to see the planet very low in the west just after sunset, and... (Medfield Press, MA)
This Week's Sky at a Glance Mar 11, 2009
north of the Sun at inferior conjunction on March 27th a very favorable circumstance for observers at mid-northern latitudes. See the March , page 58. (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Catch Venus before it disappears Mar 8, 2009
The reason for Venus' rapid fall toward the sun is that the planet will pass inferior conjunction on March 27. That means Venus, which orbits the sun well inside Earth's orbit, will be between us and the sun. (MSNBC -- Technology)
