In the early evening sky just after sunset Venus is rising and Jupiter makes it’s way east to disappear until later in the year. On March the 1st Jupiter and Venus will be very close to each other as they appear from Earth.
The reality is they’re millions of miles apart but how it looks from here is very different. It’s staggering especially as you consider that to see Venus you need to looks inwards – towards the Sun and yet Jupiter is much further out.
The other night the 2 planets and the Moon aligned beautifully.
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I often look inwards to find Venus and the tip of her son’s arrows.
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Do they pierce deep?
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