Astronomy OWL's Can you see Venus?

Mark D. uncmark at yahoo.com
Tue Jul 8 08:53:01 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 68316

After all the arguments about Thestrals, I have a possible mistake 
from OOP. In Ch. 31, pg. 718-19, Harry takes his Astromy final at 11 
pm and studies Venus. 

Now it's been a few years since I took Astronomy, but is there 
anywhere on Earth that Venus is visivble at 11 pm? as I remember, 
Venus, being closer to the sun than Earth, is only visible near 
sunrise and sunset, never in the middle of the night.

I'm assuming that the obvious excuse, that wizard telescopes defy 
physics and can view whatever heavenly body they wish doesn't come 
into play.

Any past astronomy students out there?





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