About this episode

This episode discusses the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus as seen from Earth in 2012 and mentions an upcoming conjunction.

In today's image, we see the conjunction of Jupiter and Venus as seen from Earth back in 2012. Another conjunction will occur in a couple of days, with the two being three times closer together. My podcasts are available in video form through this YouTube Channel . This Podcast is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: Astronomy Picture of the Day . You can use the archive link below the image to select the photo corresponding to the date of this podcast. I welcome comments and suggestions about these podcasts. I can be reached here: wagnerastronomy@gmail.com This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

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