As captured by Giuseppe Donatiello on March 1, 2023, the conjunction of Jupiter (left) with Venus (proper) is a spectacular sight, the place each planets can seem in the identical field-of-view of a telescope, binoculars, or digital camera with a telephoto lens. The 4 moons of Jupiter are seen; the gibbous of Venus is washed out by the oversaturation of the picture. (Credit score: Giuseppe Donatiello)
In our Photo voltaic System, even the 2 brightest planets regularly align in our skies. However solely hardly ever is it spectacularly seen from Earth.
Like clockwork, the planets dance within the evening sky, passing each other in predictable, repeating orbits: a dance that’s…
