Planet Venus Most Brilliant This Evening
With the exception of the moon, the planet Venus is the most brilliant object in the heavens this month and it , will attain its greatest brilliancy in the western sky this evening. Since last •Wednesday, when Venus and the moon appeared close together, the planet has been moving towards the sun. On June 24, Venus will be situated between the sun and the earth, and will be invisible. In July, the planet will appear as a morning star. Venus approaches closer to the earth than any other planet. Except in high latitudes, it can never he seen above the horizon for much more than three hours after sunset or for the same time before sunrise.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26774, 18 May 1948, Page 4
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