Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter, late February, early March 2023

Venus and Jupiter had a "close encounter" in the sky in late February and early March 2023. The planets were of course far away from each other, but from the vantage point of an earthbound observer, it looked like they were really close to each other. The actual conjunction and the closest encounter happened in …

Venus meets Mercury in May 2020

During spring of 2020 planet Venus was well visible and when slowly moving accross the sky along it's orbit, it met many celestial objects like Pleiades and the Moon. In later half of May 2020 there was yet another such celestial encounter when Venus met the innermost planet, Mercury. The close encounter happened in 21st …

Venus meets Pleiades in April of 2020

Observed phenomena: meeting of celestial objects (Venus and The Pleiades) Date: 03.04.2020 Time: 20:00 UT Observing place: Turku, Finland Observing method: Photography, visual Technical information about photographing equipment: Canon FTB QL, Canon 50 mm lens, Canon 35-70 mm zoom lens, Kodak Tri-X ISO 400 b&w negative film, development with Ilford Ilfotec DD-X 8 min 20 …

Venus meets Jupiter, March 2012

Type of event: Conjunction Celestial bodies in conjunction: Venus and Jupiter Date: 13.-14.3.2012 Observing place: Sodankylä, Finland In mid March 2012, planets Venus and Jupiter approached to each other in the celestial sphere. The two planets were a beautiful sight together, and they were shining like pair of diamonds in the sky! Below you can …

Get-together of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter, February 2012

Type of event: Conjunction Celestial bodies in conjunction: Moon, Venus and Jupiter Date: 25.-27.2.2012 Observing place: Levi, Kittilä, Finland In late february 2012, the Moon, Venus and Jupiter approached to each other in the celestial sphere. Between 25th and 27th of April these celestial bodies were in a beautiful alignment in the sky! Unfortunately the …