Kim Tinh met Moc Tinh again on the afternoon of June 30

On June 30, the two planets in the Solar System, Jupiter and Venus, will meet, creating a beautiful low-angle view of the western sky.

Venus meets Moc Tinh again

At 18:30 on June 30, Venus will be 20 ′ away from Jupiter (ie less than half a degree) in the west sky after the Sun has set, both will be no more than 40 degrees above their feet. Heaven in the West. Venus with an apparent brightness of -5,3 while Jupiter is -1,8 and these two planets are close together and seem to be clustered like a very bright star.

Picture 1 of Kim Tinh met Moc Tinh again on the afternoon of June 30

Jupiter is a giant planet and glows in our sky during the spring . Venus is about the same size as the Earth, covered by a dense atmosphere of CO2, strongly reflecting sunlight. This makes it bright only after the Sun and the Moon.

Picture 2 of Kim Tinh met Moc Tinh again on the afternoon of June 30
Image shared by Dr. Griffin Cupstid on Twitter taking pictures of Venus and Jupiter on his roof.

Venus is about 107 million kilometers from Earth, while Jupiter is 10 times more remote and about 968 million kilometers. Historically, these two planets have met many times, and they will continue to " dance " together many times in the future.