Hi Antaletriangle,
Do you know of any good astronomer who has knowledge of the Southern hemisphere that can help me out.
Over the last few days at around 6:00pm there is always one star that appears before any of the others. This star is really bright, with a bluey type of light which can be seen looking west (I'm on the North Eastern Brazilian coast and look inland to see it). It appears close to the Cruzeiro do Sul.
I have spoken to others about it, but no-one is an astronomer. They have suggested that it could be Venus, but couldn't be sure.
Pardon the pun, but try to shine a little light on this for me.
Best regards,
Steve
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Originally Posted by Antaletriangle
March17th.
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