Editor's note: Now is the best time to look for Jupiter and Venus in the evening sky, with their closest conjunction occuring on Tuesday (June 9) after sunset. You can see the two bright planets with the naked eye, but a good pair of stargazing binoculars will let you zoom in on both planets at once.
From June 9-11, Venus and Jupiter will fit in the same field of view in binoculars.
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Jamie Carter is a Cardiff, U.K.-based freelance science journalist and a regular contributor to Live Science. He is the author of A Stargazing Program For Beginners and co-author of The Eclipse Effect, and leads international stargazing and eclipse-chasing tours. His work appears regularly in Space.com, Forbes, New Scientist, BBC Sky at Night, Sky & Telescope, and other major science and astronomy publications. He is also the editor of WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com.
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