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Venus and the Moon Join Each Other in the Night Sky Starting on Monday, December 26, the Moon and the planet Venus paired up in the night sky, and will remain in this position throughout the remainder of the week. This provides skywatchers with a great opportunity to observe both bodies at the same time. Astronomers refer to such a pairing up as a conjunction. In th... 28 December 2011 16:31 GMT 1st February: See Venus and Jupiter Together! For those of you who are looking for unique images on the night sky, since tonight you can see how the closest planet to Earth, Venus, and the largest planet in the solar system, the gas giant Jupiter, slowly draw together to create some of the brightest systems visible this year. Don't worry though, the two are... 25 January 2008 05:33 GMT