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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4406. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Solar System, Planets And Satellites

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A name given to Venus when it is visible in the west after sunset. Ancient astronomers believed that morning and evening apparitions of Venus were of two different planets; the evening planet was given the name Hesperus. As the evening star, Venus is moving from superior conjunction (when it lies behind the Sun) to inferior conjunction (when it is between the Earth and the Sun), and is visible fo...

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