Sunset Planets

Sunset Planets



"Venus and Jupiter are converging at the noticeable rate of 1 degree per day, with closest approach coming on September 1st when the two will be a little more than 1 degree apart.



Try catching the pair just after sundown and just before the first stars appear. Venus and Jupiter pop into view while the sky is still twilight-blue.



After September 1st, the two planets separate, but the show's not over. On September 6th, with Jupiter and Venus still pleasingly close together, the slender crescent Moon will leap up from the sun's glare and join the two planets."



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