Venus and Jupiter are Almost Touching! | June 8 - June 14
Season 49 Episode 23 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ616 June 8-14, 2026 “Venus and Jupiter are Almost Touching! June 2026”
Star Gazers STGZ616 June 8-14, 2026 “Venus and Jupiter are Almost Touching! June 2026”
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Venus and Jupiter are Almost Touching! | June 8 - June 14
Season 49 Episode 23 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ616 June 8-14, 2026 “Venus and Jupiter are Almost Touching! June 2026”
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JUPITER AND VENUS# APPEAR TO BE THAT CLOSE RI.. EARLY THIS WEEK ON TUESDAY BEFORE SUNSET VENUS AND# JUPITER WILL REACH A MERE ONE POINT SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION.
IF THEY WERE KEVIN THEY’D# STILL BE BACON - THEY’RE THAT CLOSE!
WHAT DO PLANETARY CONJUNCTIONS LIKE# THIS MEAN?
WELL, NOTHING REALLY, ASTRONOMICALLY.
IN FACT,# THEY’RE NOT EVEN THAT CLOSE IRL!
IN REALITY, JUPITER AND VENUS# ARE 4.86 AU APART - 727 MILLION KILOMETERS OR 452 MILLION MILES - THEY JUST# APPEAR CLOSE FROM OUR VANTAGE POINT ON EARTH.
BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE EVEN IF YOU MISS THE CONJUNCTION,# JUPITER AND VENUS ARE STILL CLOSE!
AND MERCURY IS DOWN HERE BY# THE SUN UNTIL MID-JUNE TOO THE ANCIENT GREEKS COINED THE TERM: PLANETAE FOR# THESE BRIGHT DOTS, MEANING WANDERING STARS.
WHEN WE WATCHING THEM MOVE LIKE THIS DAY AFTER DAY, IT# MAKES SO MUCH SENSE.
ENJOY, AND KEEP LOOKIN’ UP!
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