Spectacular photos of Venus and Jupiter coming together in this rare close encounter that won't happen again until 2023
Last night, the brightest planets in the night sky came together in a spectacular event called a conjunction, the likes of which won't be seen again until the year 2023.
Venus and Jupiter, although hundreds of millions of miles apart, appeared to almost collide with one another as they inched incredibly close to each other in the sky on June 30. People from around the world got a chance to see the event.
We asked you to send us any photos you took, and you didn't disappoint! BI readers in Australia, the Phillipines, Nova Scotia, as well as across the entire US sent us some pretty amazing photos of the event.
So, in case you missed the event, or just want to see how the conjunction looked at different latitudes on the globe, check these out:
Peter Manins sent us this great shot from One Arm Point in Australia. He took the photo with his iPad, no less:
Courtesy of Peter Manins
On the other half of the world, in Fountain Valley, California, Pam Warren snapped the photo below. You can clearly distinguish the two planets, Venus and Jupiter. Venus is the brighter object on the bottom and Jupiter is on the top.
Courtesy of Pam Warren
Courtesy of Sue Mukerji
Courtesy of Peta Wagner
Courtesy of Fred White
Courtesy of Norman Marigza
Courtesy of LaTanya Tryels
Courtesy of Diane Donohue
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