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Old 04-28-2022, 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Topspinmo View Post
from online story.

"Early risers on Saturday will be treated to a planetary “conjunction” in the morning skies. NASA says the intermingling of Jupiter and Venus, which will last only two days, will make the planets appear to “almost collide.” The two celestial bodies are among the brightest objects currently present in the night sky."


low in Southeastern sky.
It seems unlikely that Venus and Jupiter could seem that close as VENUS is CLOSER to the Sun than the EARTH and JUPITER is WAY farther than the EARTH from the Sun, so Jupiter would have to be almost on the other side of the Sun to align with Venus, but I guess anything is possible.