After the Moon, Venus is the brightest thing in the night sky. Venus has gotten much brighter since the spring because it’s now fairly close to us; however, a month from now Venus will be brighter, but noticeably lower and soon its wonderful apparition as an evening star will be over.
Strange Universe 10/17/21
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