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Look to the heavens as Jupiter, Venus, and the moon will be in very close proximity (i.e. lining up).
Jupiter, Venus and the moon will gather over the weekend to put on an impressive show in the celestial night sky.
Known as a triple conjunction, the two planets will be visible to the naked eye and easy to spot as they move close to the moon.
Denise Chow, of Space.com, said Venus will be closest to the moon on Saturday, while Jupiter will move closer on Sunday night. But all three will be visible on both nights.
Chow said stargazers should go outside at twilight or shortly after dark and locate the moon, which will appear as a thin sliver in the sky.
On Saturday, Venus will appear as the bright light closest to the moon. On Sunday night, Venus will have shifted slightly further away, while Jupiter will appear closest to the moon.
"These things happen based on orbits of planets so every so often two planets will line up and the moon will line up with one of the planets," Chow told CTV's Canada AM.
"They're not as rare as a total solar eclipse but they are really neat. Anytime you can go out and pick up planets with the naked eye and not have to use binoculars or a telescope that's an interesting and rare thing."
She said people who watch the phenomenon on both nights will get a sense of just how much the moon moves in the sky over the course of 24 hours.
Jupiter and Venus have been moving closer to each other in recent weeks, and will pass in the night sky on March 13.
The event will be broadcast live from the online Slooh Space Camera, beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday.
Read more: Jupiter, Venus, moon promise brilliant show this weekend | CTV News
Jupiter, Venus and the moon will gather over the weekend to put on an impressive show in the celestial night sky.
Known as a triple conjunction, the two planets will be visible to the naked eye and easy to spot as they move close to the moon.
Denise Chow, of Space.com, said Venus will be closest to the moon on Saturday, while Jupiter will move closer on Sunday night. But all three will be visible on both nights.
Chow said stargazers should go outside at twilight or shortly after dark and locate the moon, which will appear as a thin sliver in the sky.
On Saturday, Venus will appear as the bright light closest to the moon. On Sunday night, Venus will have shifted slightly further away, while Jupiter will appear closest to the moon.
"These things happen based on orbits of planets so every so often two planets will line up and the moon will line up with one of the planets," Chow told CTV's Canada AM.
"They're not as rare as a total solar eclipse but they are really neat. Anytime you can go out and pick up planets with the naked eye and not have to use binoculars or a telescope that's an interesting and rare thing."
She said people who watch the phenomenon on both nights will get a sense of just how much the moon moves in the sky over the course of 24 hours.
Jupiter and Venus have been moving closer to each other in recent weeks, and will pass in the night sky on March 13.
The event will be broadcast live from the online Slooh Space Camera, beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday.
Read more: Jupiter, Venus, moon promise brilliant show this weekend | CTV News
