(Posted 29 June 2015) Venus and Jupiter continue to dazzle as they draw to their closest approach on Wednesday 1 July 2015. The below image captures both planets plus three of the four Galilean moons that orbit Jupiter and which easily can be seen in binoculars.
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Have you looked up in the sky tonight? Go outside – This is still very visible to the north west with the two planets “side by side” for the naked eye. Am going back out with the binoculars….
Hello Paul, Have you noticed a very bright star in the sky over Brisbane at about 6.30pm. It has a smaller star which looks a little pink diagonally below on the right. It isn’t there later in the night and at that time there are no other stars visible. Love to know what I’m looking at.
Dianne,
Good to hear from you. You didn’t give me a direction you were looking in. That said, based on what you have described it sounds like you have spotted the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter above the North West horizon. The two planets were at their closest on Wednesday and are now slowly moving apart. Have a look here on my site for some useful planet finder charts: http://nightskyonline.info/?page_id=15873
Regards,
Paul Floyd.