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Old January 6th 18, 12:47 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default What the direct/retrograde motion of Venus looks like

On Friday, January 5, 2018 at 4:29:11 PM UTC-8, Gerald Kelleher wrote:
On Friday, January 5, 2018 at 11:36:52 PM UTC, palsing wrote:
On Friday, January 5, 2018 at 9:59:27 AM UTC-8, Gerald Kelleher wrote:
http://www.popastro.com/images/plane...ary%202012.jpg


Just where does one need to be standing to see this particular view?



The same place you see the motions of Jupiter's satellites as they run their circuits around their parent planet -


No, you misunderstand my question; where does one stand to see Venus appear to have the same diameter as the Sun. There is certainly nowhere on Earth that you can stand to see this.