Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                2023 March 5
    [2]Two bright objects are pictured very near each other in night sky
       filled with stars. A beach is in the foreground, with some lit
     structures visible across the water. Please see the explanation for
                         more detailed information.

                        Jupiter and Venus over Italy
                Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Giovanni Tumino

   Explanation: What are those two bright spots? Planets. A few days ago,
   the two brightest planets in the [4]night sky passed within a single
   degree of each other in what is termed a [5]conjunction. Visible just
   after sunset in much of the world, the two bright spots were [6]Jupiter
   (left) and [7]Venus (right). The [8]featured image was taken near
   closest approach from [9]Cirica, [10]Sicily, [11]Italy. The week
   before, Venus was rising higher in the [12]sunset sky to meet the
   dropping Jupiter. Now they have [13]switched places. Of course,
   [14]Venus remains much closer to both the [15]Sun and the Earth than
   Jupiter -- the apparent closeness between the planets in the sky of
   [16]Earth was only [17]angular. You can still [18]see the [19]popular
   pair for an hour or so after sunset this month although they continue
   to separate, and [20]Jupiter continues to set earlier each night.

    Jupiter & Venus Conjunction Gallery: [21]Notable Submissions to APOD
                    Tomorrow's picture: balancing planets
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References

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   2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2303/VenusJupiterSky_Tumino_2048.jpg
   3. https://www.facebook.com/giovanni.tumino.58
   4. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatching/home/
   5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunction_(astronomy)
   6. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220828.html
   7. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/venus/in-depth/
   8. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=184295934298992&set=a.183908144337771
   9. https://beachoo.com/beach/cirica
  10. https://youtu.be/CSbL2-slXuA
  11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy
  12. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230102.html
  13. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230304.html
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  18. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap151108.html
  19. https://bouncymustard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2-funny-two-cats-are-better-than-one.jpg
  20. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/jupiter/in-depth/
  21. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.183908144337771&type=3
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  31. https://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=230305
  32. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230306.html
  33. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html
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  35. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html
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  39. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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