Venus and Jupiter to create spectacle in the sky

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People, even without a telescope, will see the astronomical phenomenon by looking west after sundown.

Jupiter and Venus will appear extremely close, but they are still 400 million miles apartThe first night of meteorological spring will see Jupiter and Venus appear as if they are almost touching each other in the sky.

The glare from Jupiter, the largest planet, and Venus, the brightest planet, will create a spectacular glow, according to Nasa.Over the past couple weeks the planets have been inching closer towards each other, but in reality they are still 400 million miles apart. So while these two planets converge often with "no profound astronomical significance", Nasa says, "they are nice to view".Jupiter and Venus are inching closer towards each other and on 1 March will appear to almost touch one another

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