Jupiter And Venus Conjunction Dazzles Amateur Astronomers -- The Telegraph
Jupiter and Venus last night appeared next to each other in the night sky in a display that delighted amateur astronomers.
The planets are 450 million miles apart in space, but because they are aligned in the same direction from Earth they last night appeared just three degrees apart.
They were visible towards the West just after sunset and before the stars appeared. They will appear bright and relatively close over the next few weeks, and will be most visible in rural areas where there is less light pollution.
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