Bethlehem, Pa. – This week’s astronomical highlights feature two planets that are currently very bright and easy to spot with the naked eye. Venus, named after the goddess of love, is shining brightly as the “evening star” just after sunset in the southwest. The planet remains visible for about four hours after sunset on a clear night.
Mars, named after the Roman god of war, is rising in the east and appears as a bright reddish orb in the eastern sky. It’s above the horizon all night, providing an opportunity to compare it with Venus before it sets around 9 p.m. If you locate both planets before Venus disappears, look for another very bright point of light, high overhead – Jupiter, the brightest planet after Venus.
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Source: https://www.lehighvalleynews.com/environment-science/watching-the-skies-jan-12-18-mars-and-venus-shining-brightly