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Jupiter and Venus conjunction lights up morning sky

August 18, 2014 at 11:38 BST Updated

The two brightest, Venus and Jupiter are aligned in the sky, forming a spectacular "double star" with his closest and cooperation 2000th

Dr. Caitriona Jackman, a planetary scientist at the University of Southampton, said today the program that the best time to see the planets, is the time before sunrise, and that the connection will be visible "pretty low on the horizon in the east-be Northeast "for the next two days.

First broadcast on the Today program on BBC Radio 4 Monday, August 18

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