St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: December 22, 2021

St. Louis MO

23 December, 2021

9:31 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: December 22, 2021 The planet Venus can be found in the southwest after sunset. Venus is approaching inferior conjunction on January 8, 2022. If you grab binoculars and look at Venus about 30 minutes after sunset, it will exhibit a crescent phase. You will see only 9.1% of the Venusian disk illuminated. Make sure the Sun has set before you try this. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.