Posted on 06/07/2015 2:49:48 AM PDT by djf
OK. Tonight I go on my porch and gaze at the night sky.
I have to move around a bit because there are trees everywhere.
But I see a BRIGHT object - almost directly west of me, and it's getting ready to set. It's right on the ecliptic.
The only two objects that ever get that bright are Jupiter and Venus, but it wasn't Jupiter, and at 11:30 at night, it sure ain't Venus!
Any ideas? Seriously. This has been buggin the crap out of me!
Lol!
Well, the verdict is in:
It is Venus!
So to be sure I just went outside with my binoculars during the day in Seattle to search for it.
It appeared almost immediately.
And I was actually able to see it IN DAYLIGHT without the binoculars!
The reason being almost near the solstice, the sun goes way, way north when it sets, and Venus which is on the ecliptic goes with it!
Too bad he didn’t go to Yale and spend an afternoon with Professor Aaboe. This is the sort or egghead who doesn’t look out the window, or up in the sky, but believes in his own infallibility.
I beat the poor sap believes in Global Warming and the Affordable Care Act, too.
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