THE PLANETS
Dec 16, 2021
3 minutes
PICK OF THE MONTH
Venus
Best time to see: 31 January, 07:00 UT
Altitude: 9˚ (low)
Location: Sagittarius
Direction: Southeast
Features: Phase, faint shaded markings.
Recommended equipment: 75mm, or larger
Venus is in its crescent phase this month. You might be fortunate enough to catch the planet in the evening sky right at the month’s start, but it’s heading for inferior conjunction on 9 January so you don’t have long. On the
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