| In fact, in the pre-Christian era, both of these planets had dual identities — two names — as initially, it was not realized that they alternately appeared on one side of the sun and then on the other | Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium |
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| In general, when Mercury or Venus has a western elongation from the sun, it is a morning star; with an eastern elongation, it is an evening star | While a superior planet is moving from conjunction with the sun to just a day prior to its opposition when it is directly opposite the sun in the sky , it is a morning star |
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The fact that Venus was a "wandering star" soon became obvious to ancient skywatchers, who noticed its motion relative to the background stars, going from the eastern sky in the morning to the western sky in the early evening.