{"id":439010,"date":"2022-04-29T00:05:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T21:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-watch-venus-and-jupiter-nearly-collide-this-weekend\/"},"modified":"2022-04-29T00:05:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T21:05:31","slug":"how-to-watch-venus-and-jupiter-nearly-collide-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-watch-venus-and-jupiter-nearly-collide-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to watch Venus and Jupiter &#8216;nearly collide&#8217; this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2798273d932\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2798273d932\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-watch-venus-and-jupiter-nearly-collide-this-weekend\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_watch_Venus_and_Jupiter_%E2%80%98nearly_collide_this_weekend%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to watch Venus and Jupiter &#8216;nearly collide&#8217; this weekend&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-watch-venus-and-jupiter-nearly-collide-this-weekend\/#Useful_stargazing_apps\" >Useful stargazing apps<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_watch_Venus_and_Jupiter_%E2%80%98nearly_collide_this_weekend%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to watch Venus and Jupiter &#8216;nearly collide&#8217; this weekend&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Venus and Jupiter are on track to \u201cnearly collide\u201d in the sky this week.<\/p>\n<p>Stargazers will be able to watch the phenomenon if they wake up very early.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to watch Venus and Jupiter \u2018nearly collide\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event is best viewed an hour before dawn.<\/p>\n<p>You need to look towards the East and you should see the two planets shining very close together like bright stars.<\/p>\n<p>It may be hard to distinguish the planets without a telescope.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/Watch_the_Skies\/2022\/04\/01\/mars-saturn-jupiter-venus-conjunctions-happening-this-month\/\">NASA says:<\/a> \u201cJupiter and Venus will then meet in conjunction during the morning of April 30 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing to nearly collide into each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDue to the glare from both planets, observers will see them merge into one very bright, spectacular glow!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite looking very close together, the two planets will remain very far apart in space.<\/p>\n<p>NASA explains: \u201cVenus\u2019s orbit is closer to the Sun than the Earth\u2019s, and Jupiter\u2019s orbit is much farther away, so the proximity is an illusion, occurring only because Earth, Venus, and Jupiter happen to be approximately aligned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You should also be able to watch the event on May 1, but the planets will switch positions.<\/p>\n<p>Venus should be to the lower right of Jupiter on April 30.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Useful_stargazing_apps\"><\/span>Useful stargazing apps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NASA1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A wide view from binoculars shows Mars and Saturn being next to each other in Huntsville, Alabama during the early morning on April 4, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-22074515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NASA1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NASA1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NASA1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A wide view from binoculars shows Mars and Saturn next to each other over Huntsville, Alabama, in the early morning on April 4, 2022. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA\/Marshall<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sometimes smartphones can be useful to point out the location of constellations and planets in the night sky.<\/p>\n<p>You can try downloading one of these apps to point yourself in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you give your eyes a break from your phone afterwards though, stargazing is best when your eyes have adjusted to the dark.<\/p>\n<p>Stargazing apps for Android and iPhone include: SkyView Lite, Star Tracker and Star Walk 2.<\/p>\n<p>Some apps are free but a lot of them charge so it depends if you want to put up with adverts or not.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NASA2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"NASA anticipates \u201cJupiter and Venus\u201d meeting each other on the sky early dawn on April 30, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-22074516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NASA2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NASA2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/NASA2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>NASA anticipates Jupiter and Venus meeting each other on the sky early dawn on April 30, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA\/Marshall<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s advisable to read the reviews of an app and look at how many people have rated it before downloading.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/18404950\/watch-venus-jupiter-nearly-collide-stargazing\/\">on The Sun<\/a>\u00a0and was reproduced here with permission.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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