Isn't it amazing that people live for years, then suddenly discover Venus?

Question

That is so odd to all of us who are interested in astronomy. Venus is the third brightest thing in the sky after the sun and moon and is visible in the evening or the morning sky most of the year, yet so often people who have lived for years see it and wonder what it is.

My advice is "get out more, folks".

Answer 1

I have never run across anyone who did not already know this..

Answer 2

Recently Comet McNaught was the third brightest thing in the sky.