• Fredselfish@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Lots of people probably. It is bright and I can see novice (which could be majority of Americans) not realizing it’s a planet not a star.

  • Shonzi@lemmynsfw.com
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    1 year ago

    My 8 year old tried to do that last night and I had to stop her tell her it was a planet and then help her find a new star.

  • KSP Atlas@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    In Poland you start the Christmas eve dinner when the first star appears, wonder how often that’s Venus