Venus and Jupiter Conjunction: Planets to almost touch in night sky | BBC London
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The two planets rise side-by-side over Rocca Calascio castle in Italy early on Saturday
Do you like to observe the sky view? Then let's read this news.
If you're lucky, this Saturday night, you can see a view of Venus and Jupiter as if they were close together in the sky. A view of the sky like this will only be there again in 2039.
Look up in the sky at the right moment this weekend and you could see two of the solar system's brightest planets almost touching.
Venus and Jupiter will be millions of miles apart, but from Earth they will appear close to colliding.
This planetary conjunction happens annually but this year they will appear much closer than usual.
The same spectacle won't occur again like this until 2039.
Just the naked eye or binoculars should be enough to see it in a clear sky.
After Saturday, the two planets will go their separate ways as they drift apart in the coming days.
"It's very exciting for astronomers and it's a really great opportunity for people to get out and have a look," explains space scientist and chief stargazer at the Society for Popular Astronomy Prof Lucie Green.
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It was very interesting, phenomenal which was very rare. But I seem to have passed the night without seeing it. Really unlucky.
I like to watch the sky , also the shape of the clouds , but I could only see this event on the internet , I was so tired yesterday that I fell asleep without realizing it , well , the internet helps , it 's not the same , but that 's all for sleepyheads like me :)
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