'One of the curiosities of our solar system is that Venus completes almost exactly 13 orbits of the Sun for every 8 orbits of the Earth. The periodic gravitational interaction between the two worlds over billions of years means that this near-resonance may not be coincidental. However, it does have the effect that Venus returns to almost the same place in our sky every 8 years and that its current spell as a dazzling evening star is very nearly a repeat of that in 2004.'
Starwatch: Venus on 147-years high | Science | The Guardian
'Nothing in the current night sky can compare, though, with the spectacle being played out in our western evening sky.'
Perhaps it's just that my house now faces directly west, and my childhood bedroom faced north.
So I just didn't notice, as I gazed out of the window looking for shooting stars.
