JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – On March 1st and 2nd, 2023, Venus and Jupiter align in spectacular conjunction: an astronomical event where the two brightest planets in Earth’s night sky will be separated by merely half-a-degree, or about half the width of your pinkie finger’s nail when you hold it at arm’s length.

Clear skies ensured that the event was clearly visible in the sky on Wednesday night for most of the area.

This marks the closest, most easily visible meeting of our two brightest planets since 2015, and there won’t be a better show until 2039.