Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1916 — Venus and Jupiter Were Very Bright Sunday Eve [ARTICLE]

Venus and Jupiter Were Very Bright Sunday Eve

A number of persons in Rensselaer watched two very bright stars in the west juse after darkness Sunday evening. The stars were near each other and were of unusual brightness, so much larger than other stars in appearance that some thought they were not stars at all. They were Venus and Jupiter, however, and scientific publications had called attention to their bright appearance at this time. They set at about 7:30 o’clock.