Inferiority Complex

摘要

I belong to a rare subset of planetary observers who has likely spent more time viewing Venus than any other planet. Since first having identified the brilliant inner planet shortly after my entry into astronomy in 1985,I have followed every evening apparition with relish, and every morning one with bacon (which is to say, at least once a week or so). I'm especially taken by conjunctions of Venus and the (always-crescent) Moon, and I have set my alarm many times to get up to view such a spectacle.