The Sky Today on Tuesday, August 12: Venus and Jupiter meet, the Perseid meter shower peaks

This morning is a busy one: Venus passes 0.9° south of Jupiter at 4 A.M. EDT, the two planets officially meeting in a conjunction as the Perseid meteor shower peaks. Step outside at 4 A.M. local time to catch the show. At that time, Venus and Jupiter are some 7° high in the east, locatedContinue reading “The Sky Today on Tuesday, August 12: Venus and Jupiter meet, the Perseid meter shower peaks”
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