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[Centaur]

On 2014 AUG 18 at 05:12 UT (00:12 CDT), geocentrically the centers of magnitude -3.9 Venus and magnitude -1.8 Jupiter will appear separated by only 11.9 arcminutes, which is about 0.4 times the diameter of a Full Moon. The pair will be 18.0° west of the Sun, and best seen before dawn in the eastern sky.


Photos and descriptions of the event would be welcome additions to this thread.

[Centaur]

At the same time both planets will appear to be plowing barely south of Beehive cluster (Praesepe) M44.

[Paulie pchris00]

It was cloudy Monday morning, so I missed them at their closest, but I've been trying to document Venus in the morning- and now the pair- since early August. Hope to have pics ready for posting soon.