Jupiter and Saturn will make their closest approach in centuries on December 21, the winter solstice.
Jupiter and Saturn will make their closest approach in centuries on December 21, the winter solstice.
New Occasional Feature
I’ve been noticing that Venus is very bright in the western sky after sunset. For the next few weeks, you can look for it between dusk and about 8 p.m., above and to the left of the place the sun has just set. Venus always appears near the sun in the sky. This is because Venus’s orbit is smaller than Earth’s, so when we’re looking toward the sun, we see them close to each other.