THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1949
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
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PAGE FIVE
Venus, Evening Star, Brightest Dec. 26,
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The Pilot is indebted to Mrs.
Dorothy Lockland for the in
formation concerning the article
appearing in December issue of
“Natural History,” dealing with
the brilliance of Venus, the eve
ning star, appearing now in the
west. A portion of the article:
“A gem of resplendent beauty
will shine in the western eve
ning skies this December to
thrill observers all over the
world. On Christmas Eve it will
glow in the twilight like a sym-
boi of the Star of Bethlehem
that shown nearly 2000 years
ago. Indeed, it is entirely pos-
sible that this is the vary same
“star” that guided the Wise
Men to the manger at the time
of that first Christmas. Many
earthbound observes will sup
pose that this light marks the
top of some new beacon tower
erected to guide aircraft. Flyers
will depend upon the formula of
its movement to determine their
latitude and longitude. Thous
ands will contact observatories
and planetariums to ask about
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it. Some will even view it with
mixed feelings of wonder and
fear until they are assured that
it is harmless.
“Perhaps reaction to such phe
nomena is always interesting. It
often runs the gamut from intel
ligent curiosity, through super
stitious wonder, to fear and pan
ic. But once people become ac
quainted with the true explana
tion, these things take on an
added interest that sometimes
opens the way to a new world
of enjoyment.
History reveals
that many of our great astrono
mers were inspired to begin their
careers by some similar sight in
the heavens. While we cannot
predict that this sight of Venus
will bring to light any future
George Ellery Hales or Harlow
Shapleys, it will most certainly
set many thousands to thinking
about the wonders of the uni-
verse, and we hope that some of
these may accept the challenge
to become better acquainted with
our neighbor worlds.
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Venus appears as the bright-
est object in the heavens, with
the exception of the sun, moon,
and an occasional comet. Being
one of the two planets that circle I
the sun inside the earth’s orbit, I
it behaves di (Terentiy from Murs,
Jupiter, or Saturn, which move
on orbits outside that of the1
earth. Like Mercury, the other I
planet that is nearer the sun
than we are, it shuttles back and
forth from the morning to the
evening sky, but is never seen
in the midnight sky.
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“There will be no possibility
of mistaking Venus this Decem
ber when it blazes forth high
above the southwestern horizon
against the background of stars
in the constellation of Capricor
nus, the Sea Goat. It will dwarf
every star in that part of the
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its nearest rival being the
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have shifted about 13 degrees
farther east and will continue
to separate farther from the
planet each night as it grows
toward its first quarter phase.
“Like so many sky wonders,
this one can be enjoyed for only
a short time. Venus will attain
its greatest brilliance on Dec.
26, and during the remainder of
the year and the early weeks of
1950 it will rapidly disappear in
the evening twilight’. On Jan.
31,, it will move in to the morn
ing sky for a few weeks to be
lost in the dawn. About a month,
however, early risers may find
it shining above the eastern hor-
izon as a beautiful “morning
star.” Ue will not see it again
as an evening star until the Hoky de Poky Mechanical toy
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