Brilliant Venus and bright Jupiter are at their closest this evening as seen from the Chicago area. They appear less than an apparent moon diameter apart. Venus is over 11 times brighter than Jupiter. For more about the conjunction, see this summary article. See this article for more as Venus as an Evening Star.
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Venus and Jupiter, June 29, 2015
Brilliant Venus and bright Jupiter gleam from the western sky this evening as seen from the Chicago area. The pair is about 3/4 degree apart this evening and Venus is nearly 11.5 times brighter than Jupiter. Tomorrow night is the closest of this Great Epoch Conjunction of 2015 when the planets are half the separation they … Continue reading Venus and Jupiter, June 29, 2015
Venus and Jupiter, June 23, 2015
Just one week before the Great Epoch Conjunction of 2015, brilliant Venus is 4 degrees from Jupiter in the western sky as seen from the Chicago area. The star Regulus is about 10 degrees to the upper left of Jupiter. Venus is over 10 times brighter than the Giant Planet as Venus approaches its … Continue reading Venus and Jupiter, June 23, 2015
Venus and Jupiter, June 21, 2015
On this solstice evening, brilliant Venus and bright Jupiter shine from the western sky as seen from the Chicago area. Just 9 days until the Great Epoch Conjunction of 2015, the planets are 5 degrees apart tonight. Venus is 10 times brighter than Jupiter. For more about the conjunction, see this summary article. See this … Continue reading Venus and Jupiter, June 21, 2015
Venus, Jupiter and Moon, June 19, 2015
Venus, Jupiter and the moon shine through the clouds this evening. (To see Jupiter, click the image to see it larger. The planet appears to the left of its name label on the image.) Venus and Jupiter are 6.5 degrees apart with the moon 7 degrees below Venus. Tonight we are 11 days before the … Continue reading Venus, Jupiter and Moon, June 19, 2015
Venus and Jupiter Tonight, June 8, 2015
Brilliant Venus and bright Jupiter shine from the western sky this evening as seen from the Chicago area. Just 22 days before the 2015 Epoch Conjunction, the planetary pair is 14 degrees apart tonight with the star Regulus 12 degrees to the upper left of Jupiter. Venus is 9.5 times brighter than the Jupiter. A week from … Continue reading Venus and Jupiter Tonight, June 8, 2015
Venus & Jupiter (and Saturn), June 5, 2015
Brilliant Venus and Jupiter shine from the western sky this evening as seen from the Chicago area. Just 25 days before the 2015 Epoch Conjunction, the two planets are 17 degrees apart this evening. Venus is 8 degrees to the upper left of the star Pollux. Notice how Venus far Jupiter has moved since June … Continue reading Venus & Jupiter (and Saturn), June 5, 2015
Venus and Jupiter Tonight, June 1, 2015
Brilliant Venus and Jupiter gleam from the western sky this evening. It's 29 days before the Epoch Venus-Jupiter Conjunction of 2015. Tonight Venus and Jupiter are 20 degrees apart. Venus is 5 degrees to the lower left of Pollux. Jupiter is 13 degrees to the lower right of the star Regulus. During the next several … Continue reading Venus and Jupiter Tonight, June 1, 2015
An Epoch Venus-Jupiter Conjunction: June 30, 2015
Venus passes close to Jupiter in the western evening sky during late June and early July in a dazzling celestial display. The image above shows the planets in 2012 when they passed within about 3 degrees of each other. During the 2015 conjunction, the planets appear 9 times closer. This article outlines the circumstances of … Continue reading An Epoch Venus-Jupiter Conjunction: June 30, 2015
Venus and Jupiter Tonight, May 25, 2015
Brilliant Venus and bright Jupiter shine from the western sky during twilight this evening as seen from the Chicago area. The two planets appear very close together at the end of June. Watch them get closer together each night. Tonight they are about 26 degrees apart.