home publications > mercury . SEARCH ASP SITE: Match ALL words Match ANY word . ... IAU Publications . ... Publications of the ASP (PASP) . ... Contact Us . Editorial: "No, that is not Venus" . ... Jay, I have noticed a rather bright object in the western sky just after sundown and was curious what it is. ... Such a bright object could not be natural - it must be artificial. ... Low in the west hung Venus, one of a number of pleasant sky markers that always make me feel at home, wherever I am. ...