Venus Kissing Jupiter

By Stargazer Ron

On March 2 shortly after sunset at 6:38pm Venus and Jupiter were in conjunction, only about 1/2 degree apart. In other words, the two planets were separated by only the width of a pencil eraser held up at arms’ length in the clear Santa Barbara sky. Venus is the third brightest object in the solar system after the sun and the moon, with Jupiter following after it. What a beautiful cosmic kiss it was!

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