Stargazers will be able to view Jupiter and Venus tonight, extremely close together

Stargazers are in for a treat tonight, as Jupiter and Venus will be not be seen closer together for another 40 years.

Stargazers will be able to view Jupiter and Venus tonight, extremely close together

Stargazers are in for a treat tonight, as Jupiter and Venus will be not be seen closer together for another 40 years.

The two planets will appear low in the west after sunset and you will not be able to see them so close together again until 2065.

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