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Old 04-28-2022, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by noslices1 View Post
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.

Venus is way closer to sun than Jupiter. Notice it said appears to collide from our view on earth looking out toward the universe. Think I’d it as two ships passing out in the ocean one going faster than the other. As one passed the other from far away view it would seem they would collide.