Venus and Jupiter are the brightest planets! Look east before dawn … closest planet-planet conjunction of 2014 August 18. Dazzling near moon August 22 and 23.
View larger. | Venus and Jupiter as captured by EarthSky Facebook friend Stefano De Rosa on Isola d’Elba in Italy.
The sky’s two brightest planets – Venus and Jupiter – staged 2014′s closest planet-planet conjunction before dawn on August 18. Central Europe had the best view of these two bright worlds less than a moon diameter apart, but they have beautiful from around the world for many days … and will stay beautiful for many days more. Don’t miss the planets onAugust 22 and August 23, when the waning crescent moon will be nearby.
Abhinav Singhai in Haryana, India caught the planets at their closest on August 18.
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