Since last Tuesday, February 28, and until this Thursday, March 2, a remarkable astrological event has been seen in Barcelona: the conjunction or Venus and Jupiter alignmentboth brightest planets Of the solar system. It is expected that it can be seen again this Thursday night, cloud permitting.
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Users of social networks They did not want to miss this amazing astronomical showin which both planets have been very visible from Earth, appearing as if they were very close to each other.
The #moon #moon aligned with #venus i #jupiter the dawn of the first day of the year #Barcelona pic.twitter.com/bPiiBQNYOv
— Albert Vázquez (@Cel_ennuvolat) January 2, 2019
A few moments ago, Jupiter accompanied by the Galilean satellites and Venus, at its maximum apparent approach in the sky of Barcelona #samyang135 #nikon5600 pic.twitter.com/ujtCQmwoJq
— Petriz Lab (@PetrizLab) March 1, 2023
From right to left: Moon, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter.
Yesterday evening, from Fabra.#miremelcel #barcelona @TomasMolinaB @MeteoMauri @Monica_Usart @btveltemps pic.twitter.com/VDyVAyiyJC— Joan Anton Català Friend (@estelsiplanetes) November 8, 2021
However, if we observe it through a telescope, we will be able to appreciate that it is only a optical effect. Although it may appear that Venus and Jupiter are almost touching, they are actually separated by a few 800 million kilometers away.