19 Aug
2005
19 Aug
'05
12:10 a.m.
Dale Hooper wrote:
*** WARNING: Possible H. Potter spoiler alert ***
But, this is one of the areas where J.K. Rowling actually disappointed me a bit. If I remember correctly - when Harry was working on his star chart for his astronomy O.W.L. (in Order of the Phoenix) - he was observing Venus well after midnight! Of course, I guess it is a magical place.
The December 2003 issue of Sky & Telescope addressed this issue complete with a picture showing "The Chosen One" (see book 6) using his telescope on the Hogwarts astronomy tower observing Venus. The text notes that the author got it right about seeing Venus from england but goofed when she put Orion in the June night time sky. Patrick