June 30, 2015
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Venus and Jupiter are converging for a must-see close encounter at the end of June.
On Tuesday night, stargazers will have the unique opportunity to see Jupiter and Venus seemingly convening in the night sky.
Tonight #Jupiter & #Venus will be so close in the night sky they'll look like a double star! http://t.co/ivFLHhE7mM pic.twitter.com/ioFu8p8flO
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) June 30, 2015
Throughout the month of June, the two planets -- the brightest in the solar system -- have been drawing progressively closer together each night, a closeness that is expected to culminate Tuesday at one-third of a degree apart.
"That's less than the diameter of a full Moon," according to NASA. "You'll be able to hide the pair not just behind the palm of your outstretched hand, but behind your little pinkie finger."
To see the spectacle, when the sun goes down, stare westward into the night sky, NASA instructs.
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