The Party Line tag:blog.tobez.org,2010-01-06://3 2009-03-01T12:07:30Z tobez's personal weblog Movable Type 5.01 An astronomical mistake tag:blog.tobez.org,2007://3.57 2007-04-14T20:54:16Z 2009-03-01T12:07:30Z The wonderful “The Peace War” by Vernor Vinge has the following passage: Jupiter and Venus blazed like lanterns, and the stars were out. According to the book, this happens one day in April 2048, right after sunset. The trouble... tobez

The wonderful “The Peace War” by Vernor Vinge has the following passage:

Jupiter and Venus blazed like lanterns, and the stars were out.

According to the book, this happens one day in April 2048, right after sunset.

The trouble is, xephem says that in April 2048 Venus is the morning star!

Am I being mean, or what?

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