What Are Those Two Bright Stars In The West After Sunset?

Venus and Jupiter are drawing close in the western sky after sunset in a striking twilight pairing.

The conjunction peaks on June 9, when the planets appear about 1.6 degrees apart.

Venus will be especially bright and easy to spot with the naked eye, making this one of the year’s most photogenic skywatching events.

Other upcoming sky events include a Blue Moon, a New Supermoon, the summer solstice, and a later Jupiter-Mars conjunction.