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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2023 March 5   
         Two bright objects are pictured very near each other in night sky   
          filled with stars. A beach is in the foreground, with some lit   
        structures visible across the water. Please see the explanation for   
                            more detailed information.   
      
                           Jupiter and Venus over Italy   
                     Image Credit & Copyright: Giovanni Tumino   
      
      Explanation: What are those two bright spots? Planets. A few days ago,   
      the two brightest planets in the night sky passed within a single   
      degree of each other in what is termed a conjunction. Visible just   
      after sunset in much of the world, the two bright spots were Jupiter   
      (left) and Venus (right). The featured image was taken near closest   
      approach from Cirica, Sicily, Italy. The week before, Venus was rising   
      higher in the sunset sky to meet the dropping Jupiter. Now they have   
      switched places. Of course, Venus remains much closer to both the Sun   
      and the Earth than Jupiter -- the apparent closeness between the   
      planets in the sky of Earth was only angular. You can still see the   
      popular pair for an hour or so after sunset this month although they   
      continue to separate, and Jupiter continues to set earlier each night.   
      
         Jupiter & Venus Conjunction Gallery: Notable Submissions to APOD   
                       Tomorrow's picture: balancing planets   
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