February 3, 2025 ~ Lucy Ann Lance talks with Buddy Stark, Planetarium Manager, University of Michigan Museum of Natural History. The night sky currently features a display of visible planets, with Venus standing out as the brightest in its crescent shape, visible shortly after sunset. Despite mentions of six observable planets, only four—Mars, Jupiter, Venus, and Saturn—are easily seen without a telescope, as Uranus and Neptune are too distant. Venus is notable not only for its brightness but also for its historical role in demonstrating Earth’s orbit around the sun.