Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Venus and Jupiter

Because it's been rainy the last couple of days I was not able to see the great views of Venus and Jupiter between March 12 and March 13.

From spaceweather.com (March 13):

VENUS-JUPITER CONJUNCTION: This is a great week to admire the sunset. Venus and Jupiter are side-by-side only 3o apart in the western sky, beaming through the twilight as soon as the sun goes down. Photographer Marek Nikodem of Szubin, Poland, recorded the scene at nightfall on March 12th: