| And we have unwavering standards for how we keep that integrity intact, from our research and data to our policies on content and your personal data | The fact that Venus was a "wandering star" soon became obvious to ancient skywatchers, who noticed its motion relative to the background stars, going from the eastern sky in the morning to the western sky in the early evening |
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| The difference is that, with the possible exception of Jupiter and, on rare occasions, Mars, none of the others stands out in the same manner as Venus | In general, when Mercury or Venus has a western elongation from the sun, it is a morning star; with an eastern elongation, it is an evening star |
He writes about astronomy for Natural History magazine, the Farmers' Almanac and other publications, and he is also an on-camera meteorologist for Verizon FiOS1 News in New York's lower Hudson Valley.
29| It will attain its highest point in the southern sky between 1:30 a | Venus was Phosphorus in the morning and Hesperus in the evening |
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| Until then, , even though, as we have already seen, Jupiter — and, eventually, Mars and Saturn — will be readily visible in the evening sky well before their opposition dates | From then on, it is branded as an evening star, rising or already in the sky as daytime ends |
The fact that Jupiter is already above the horizon during "prime-time" evening hours should qualify it for evening-star status.
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