HONG KONG: Although they are millions of kilometres apart, Venus and Jupiter will appear to be side by side, separated by just a fraction of a degree tonight.
The planets have been moving closer together over the past few weeks.
NASA scientist Bill Cooke said it was a phenomenon known as a conjunction.
“A conjunction is a set of circumstances where two celestial bodies appear to be very close together in the sky,” he explained.
“In practice they’re not very close together, they’re separated by millions or hundreds of millions of miles or even light years.”
Tasmanian Astronomical Society astronomer Steve Harvey said it would be visible everywhere if the skies were clear.
“Venus is a blazing bright yellow and just beside it is Jupiter, which is a sort of gold yellow, and Venus is the brighter of the two,” he said.
“If it’s a clear night, with a jet black background, they are standing out strongly, much brighter than any stars.”
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