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Planets Pair for Night Spectacle

 

By Al Campbell

COURT HOUSE — Star gazers around Cape May County have been watching Venus and Jupiter get a bit closer each night. Wait until Thursday.
According to an article from National Geographic News Service, (click on link below), Thur., March 15 will be an event to behold, if weather conditions permit.The scene will be easy to spot in the western sky when Jupiter and Venus, easily seen without aid of any telescope or binoculars, will be at a very close range over the Northern Hemisphere.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/03/120313-conjunction-venus-jupiter-sky-space-science/

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