What if we kissed underneath the night sky when Venus and Jupiter share a celestial smooch.
on Wednesday, they’ll be just .52 degrees apart, or one-quarter the width of an outstretched thumb.
Look for the planets in the low west-southwest sky just after sunset Wednesday. Jupiter will be on the left, and Venus — the brighter of the two — will be on the right.If the cloud cover cooperates, there’s no way to miss this dazzling pair. Jupiter is twice as bright as Sirius , and Venus is six times brighter than Jupiter.
Though the planets are actually separated by more than 400 million miles, during Wednesday’s conjunction, Venus and Jupiter will fit inside a single binocular’s field of view. Weather depending, Adler Planetarium will host an online Sky Observers Hangout at 9 p.m. Wednesday to talk all things conjunction.
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