Re: Venus Is Visible Before Dawn

On Sat, 7 Jun 2025, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

Venus looks like nothing else in the sky.  ...
I remember reading in a book somewhere that, at the extremes of its orbit
(relative to the Earth’s), it might be visible up to three hours before
sunrise ...

At its maximum brightness, on a fine day you can actually see it in
the daytime if you know where to look.  It is quite plainly there in a
deep blue sky, obvious even.