Venus meets Saturn: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

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Sensible Venus and the Ringed Planet shape a pleasant pair within the night time sky

The photographer captured this view of Venus and Saturn shut in combination from his observatory.
credit score: Richard McCoy

On this episode, Dave Eicher invitations you to move out and watch an in depth pairing of 2 naked-eye planets: Venus and Saturn. The 2 might be within the southwestern night time sky, and might be closest all over the week of January 19. Every night time, sensible Venus and far much less brilliant (however nonetheless simple to peer) Saturn might be just a little greater than 3 levels aside. Head out and revel in this celestial pair.