The clear sky for Saturday night will give us ideal conditions for some backyard astronomy. Look to the western sky around dusk to see the Moon, Jupiter, and Venus aligned together.
Behind the Moon and the Sun, both Venus and Jupiter are the brightest objects in the night sky.
I read an interesting explanation from earthsky.org
“ Venus has the highest albedo of any planet in our solar system. Venus is so bright partly because it reflects over 70 percent of sunlight striking it. It owes its reflective ability to the fact that it’s blanketed with clouds. Sunlight bouncing from these clouds is what makes Venus so bright.”
You learn something new everyday!
Drew Michaels
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