The internet is abuzz with pictures of Venus and Jupiter, as they could been seen close to one another, appearing like two bright stars in the sky, on June 30th.
Here’s a formal explanation from the Farmer’s Almanac about how this occurs:
“The celestial highlight of June is actually a drama that has been building all through the month. The two brightest planets in our sky – Venus and Jupiter – will slowly approach each other. At the start of the month they were separated by 21° (the width of your clenched fist held at arm’s length measures roughly 10°), but the “dynamic duo” will be getting progressively closer to each other by an average of about 0.7° each evening, until finally they will appear closest together on June 30th when they will be a scant 20 arc minutes (0.33°) apart; that’s the equivalent of two-thirds of the apparent width of the Moon.
We gathered some amazing photos from around the world of this space phenomenon to share with you:
Jupiter & Venus as seen from under the Eiffel Tower Credit: B. Kulik https://t.co/ka5H6xynXz #jupiter #venus #paris pic.twitter.com/RWCABhg2XK
— Observing Space (@ObservingSpace) July 1, 2015
From California:
Hey looky here #Jupiter and #Venus and the 4 moons! Pic by Gerry Tietje pic.twitter.com/7zfVtc5tfL — Mission Trails (@MissionTralsPrk) July 1, 2015
#Jupiter and #Venus setting over SW London this evening (27th), just 3 days from conjunction http://t.co/uvOQJ34Pwz pic.twitter.com/qczsDgkwKI
— Roger Hutchinson (@roger931) June 27, 2015
From Wisconsin:
The planets #Venus, right, and #Jupiter share the evening sky behind St. Jerome’s Catholic Church in #OconomowocWI Tuesday. Photo by @johnhartphotography #stargazing #planets #space #earth #church #stars #night #sky A photo posted by Wisconsin State Journal (@wistatejournal) on
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