Venus and Jupiter cozy up in the night sky
Venus and Jupiter will appear close together in the night sky on June 9. This celestial event will allow skywatchers to see the two planets side by side, with Mercury also nearby. The visual proximity of Venus overtaking Jupiter will create a striking sight for observers if the weather permits.
- ▪Venus and Jupiter will be visible together in the evening sky on June 9.
- ▪The planets have been seen in the west after sunset alongside the stars Castor and Pollux.
- ▪The gap between Venus and Jupiter will appear to narrow to the width of a finger held at arm's length.
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Open this photo in gallery:From left, Venus, the Moon and Jupiter come together in the sky, as seen from Hungary in 2019. The planets will appear beside each other once again on the evening of June 9.Peter Komka/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free Account“Love conquers all,” the poet Virgil famously declared.It’s a sentiment that the astronomers of Virgil’s time must have endorsed. Like the Greeks and the Babylonians before them, the Romans of antiquity named the brightest and most stunning planet in the night sky after their goddess of love: the immortal Venus.Even the head honcho of Roman gods, mighty Jupiter (whose name is a version of “deus pater,” or sky father), had to be content with getting the second brightest among…
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