From: George Huxtable (no email)
Date: Sat Dec 10 2005 - 04:16:25 EST
Frank wrote-
> Normally you can't see Venus at
> inferior conjunction unless it's transiting! But in fact, it can also be
> seen when
> the ecliptic latitude at conjunction is very high. I've followed it right
> through, watching that slim crescent roll around from west facing to east
> facing
Comment from George-
That's interesting. I would like to know the circumstances, and with what
instrument, Frank made that observation, when Venus was only 8 degrees North
of the Sun (ecliptically speaking).
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