Starwatch: a solstice gathering of the moon, Mars and Venus

In 1930, Bernard Lyot invented the coronagraph that allowed total solar eclipses to be recreated at will. It is essentially a telescope with a small disk in the focal plane to exactly cover the disk of the sun like the moon would

Mars, Venus And The Moon Align On Solstice: The Night Sky This Week

Even Though Its Surface Is a Horror Show, Life Could Thrive Elsewhere On Venus