<ul><li>Venus will reach maximum western elongation from the sun on 31 May, making it the most easily visible in the morning sky.</li><li>Venus rises at about 03:15 BST and will be unmistakably brilliant in the predawn eastern sky, visible even from urban locations.</li><li>Observing window of about an hour from 03:30 BST is available for viewing Venus before the sun rises at about 04:45 BST.</li><li>Saturn, much dimmer than Venus, will also be visible to the naked eye, rising in the south-eastern sky around 02:30 BST from the UK.</li></ul>

Starwatch: Venus will be unmistakably brilliant in the predawn sky this week

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