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Astro Bob column: First peek at Venus

A handy guide in praise of small things including the return of Venus to the neighborhood.

Venus dusk first appearance Oct 19_2019 B_S_edited-1.jpg — Venus shines between layers of clouds this past weekend about 15 minutes after sunset. The planet is now visible at dusk low in the southwestern sky. The planet gets a little bit easier to see each day as it slowly climbs upward from the sun in the coming weeks. (Bob King / For the News Tribune)

By Bob King, For the News Tribune and Samantha Erkkila

October 22, 2019 at 12:33 PM

For weeks the planet hovers near the sunset horizon and sets early. That means it’s only visible for a brief interval after sunset in a bright, twilit sky low to the horizon.

Read more at astrobob.areavoices.com.

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