Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]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.

                                2026 June 14
     [2]A sunset sky is shown in four vertical bands. Two bright planets
     appear getting closer together from left to right. The dates of the
      images appear at the bottom. Please see the explanation for more
                            detailed information.

                        10 Days of Venus and Jupiter
                  Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Aditya Pawar

   Explanation: [4]Venus and Jupiter may have caught your attention
   lately. The [5]recent close conjunction of the two brightest planets in
   recent evening skies has been [6]hard to miss. With Jupiter at the top,
   starting on May 30 and ending on June 8, their close approach was
   chronicled daily, left to right, in the [7]featured panels from
   [8]Maharashtra, [9]India. Near the western horizon, the [10]evening sky
   colors and exposures used for each panel depend on the local conditions
   near sunset. At their closest on June 9, the [11]celestial pair
   appeared to be only about three times the width of a full moon apart.
   Of course, on that date, the [12]two planets were physically separated
   by over 600 million kilometers in their [13]orbits around the Sun. In
   the coming days, [14]Jupiter will slowly settle into the sunset glare,
   but [15]Venus will continue to move farther from the Sun in the western
   sky to excel in its current role as the [16]brilliant evening star.

            Gallery: [17]Venus - Jupiter Conjunction of 2026 June
                    Tomorrow's picture: triple Sun shock
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   5. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260612.html
   6. https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https://i.redd.it/56kpgyhj47dg1.png
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   8. https://youtu.be/oHVFNF11y9Q
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