'Tonight is officially Venus's brightest evening in years!

Our "sister planet" reaches its "greatest illuminated extent" at 9 P.M. EDT -- though you can look west any time after sunset to see Venus unusually high and brilliant. It's safe to say that you’ve never seen it looking better, not in your whole life. See Bob's post:

almanac.com/venus

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'Tonight is officially Venus's brightest evening in years! (Original post)	elleng	Apr 2020	OP
Wonderful! The skies here are absolutely clear; perfect for viewing	Glorfindel	Apr 2020	#1
Lucky for you! You're welcome!	elleng	Apr 2020	#3
Ya,... well isn't that nice,....	magicarpet	Apr 2020	#2
No way to tell here in DC area,	elleng	Apr 2020	#4
How's about I mail you a box of snowballs,.. FedEx overnite.	magicarpet	Apr 2020	#6
It was fun watching both the Moon and Venus	yonder	Apr 2020	#5
LUCKY!	elleng	Apr 2020	#7
Clouded over and storming here.	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2020	#8
Ditto	elleng	Apr 2020	#9

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Mon Apr 27, 2020, 06:09 PM

Glorfindel (8,690 posts)

1. Wonderful! The skies here are absolutely clear; perfect for viewing

Venus. Thanks for the tip, elleng!

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Mon Apr 27, 2020, 06:12 PM

elleng (115,534 posts)

3. Lucky for you! You're welcome!

Wish I could say the same, but clouds, showers, rain, t'storms forecast here until May 11!

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Mon Apr 27, 2020, 06:10 PM

magicarpet (11,396 posts)

2. Ya,... well isn't that nice,....

..... it has been cloudy and raining fir the last few day up here in Maine. This afternoon it was spitting snowflakes,... I was spitting nails.

We have been smothered in cloud cover. PLEASE INFORM US up here what a delight the celestial show was with Venus was all about. All we can see is clouds and inclement weather.

Anybody up for a midnite snowball fight ?

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Mon Apr 27, 2020, 06:13 PM

elleng (115,534 posts)