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    THE PLANETS

    Feb 20, 2020 3 minutes

    PICK OF THE MONTH

    Venus

    Best time to see: 31 March, shortly after sunset

    Altitude: 35˚

    Location: Taurus

    Direction: West

    Features: Phase, subtle markings

    Recommended equipment: 75mm or larger

    Venus currently dominates the evening twilight. It reaches greatest eastern elongation on 24 March, separated from the Sun by 46˚. Telescopically, the planet presents an 18 arcsecond disc, 62%-illuminated on 1 March. At the start of the month it sets 4 hours and 20 minutes after the Sun. On 9 March, mag. –4.1 Venus

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