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All the beautiful star s of the winter are now visible, including Betelguese, Sirius, Rigel and Aldebaron. The "ev ening star" V enus is appearing bri ghter and b righter during the month of Januar y. A rare event, a total solar eclipse visible from the United States will be on August 21, 2017. Come to the planetarium to find out where to look for all these c elestial objects. F un Facts About Venus It’s named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. It’s the only planet named after a female. It has no moons or rings Unlike most other planets, it rotates clockwise (retrograde rotation). Billions of years ago its climate may have been similar to Earth One day on Venus is longer than one year on Earth It’s the hottest planet in the solar system It’s considered a sister planet to the Earth It has very little temperature variation from day to night It’s the second brightest object in the sky (Moon is the first) The surface temperature on Venus can reach 471 °C. Venus is also known as the Morning Star and the Evening Star Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 Place: New Rochelle High School Planetarium Time: 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:45 Shows begin promptly and no one is admitted once the door closes For further information: [email protected] or [email protected] Admission is Free