Venus is widely known as the ‘evening star’, because it’s often seen shining brilliantly in the west after sunset. However, it is just as often visible in the morning sky before sunrise, and that’s the case this coming month. All through December, through the festive celebrations and into the New Year beyond them, Venus will be a dazzling ‘morning star’. Venus will be the brightest, most striking point of light in the morning sky, putting every other star and planet to shame
