Starwatch: Venus and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye
by Stuart Clark from Science | The Guardian on (#6TPAJ)
The bright beacon of Venus will be a brilliant white, with the distant and fainter Saturn a muted yellow
Venus continues to shine like a brilliant beacon in the evening sky. This week it draws close to Saturn, offering an opportunity to see the nearest and further planets that are readily available to the naked eye.
The chart shows the view looking south-west from London on 20 January at 18.30 GMT. On this evening, Venus will be approximately 90m km from us, whereas Saturn is out at 1,540m km.
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