Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
🔴 LIVE TONIGHT: Venus and Jupiter meet just 1.6° apart — the closest evening pairing of these two planets until November 2028!
The two brightest planets in the night sky are converging in the west after sunset, side by side near Gemini's twin stars Pollux and Castor. Visible to the naked eye from anywhere — city rooftop or dark-sky backyard.
Join me live as we:
🔭 Watch the conjunction in real time
🔭 Track Venus and Jupiter through telescopes and cameras
🔭 Discuss why conjunctions happen
🔭 Compare naked-eye views vs. astrophotography equipment
🔭 Answer your questions live
This is one of those sky events anyone can enjoy — telescope, binoculars, camera, or just your eyes.
VIEWING INFORMATION
📅 Tonight — June 9, 2026
🕒 Starting shortly after sunset (up to ~2 hours of visibility from the southern U.S.)
📍 Low in the western sky
Venus appears first and brightest, with Jupiter just beside it.
EQUIPMENT USED
🔭 RASA Telescopes
🔭 EdgeHD Telescopes
📷 ZWO Cameras
📷 Canon Cameras
💻 Live Stacking & Astrophotography Software
SUBSCRIBE
If you enjoy astronomy, astrophotography, space news, comets, planets, eclipses, meteor showers, and live sky events, subscribe to Ray's Astrophotography:
👉 youtube.com/@RaysAstrophotography?sub_confirmation=1
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Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976. Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. This video may contain brief excerpts of copyrighted material used for commentary, criticism, news reporting, education, and research purposes. All rights remain with their respective owners.
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🔴 LIVE TONIGHT: Venus and Jupiter meet just 1.6° apart — the closest evening pairing of these two planets until November 2028!
The two brightest planets in the night sky are converging in the west after sunset, side by side near Gemini's twin stars Pollux and Castor. Visible to the naked eye from anywhere — city rooftop or dark-sky backyard.
Join me live as we:
🔭 Watch the conjunction in real time
🔭 Track Venus and Jupiter through telescopes and cameras
🔭 Discuss why conjunctions happen
🔭 Compare naked-eye views vs. astrophotography equipment
🔭 Answer your questions live
This is one of those sky events anyone can enjoy — telescope, binoculars, camera, or just your eyes.
VIEWING INFORMATION
📅 Tonight — June 9, 2026
🕒 Starting shortly after sunset (up to ~2 hours of visibility from the southern U.S.)
📍 Low in the western sky
Venus appears first and brightest, with Jupiter just beside it.
EQUIPMENT USED
🔭 RASA Telescopes
🔭 EdgeHD Telescopes
📷 ZWO Cameras
📷 Canon Cameras
💻 Live Stacking & Astrophotography Software
SUBSCRIBE
If you enjoy astronomy, astrophotography, space news, comets, planets, eclipses, meteor showers, and live sky events, subscribe to Ray's Astrophotography:
👉 youtube.com/@RaysAstrophotography?sub_confirmation=1
COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976. Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. This video may contain brief excerpts of copyrighted material used for commentary, criticism, news reporting, education, and research purposes. All rights remain with their respective owners.
#Venus #Jupiter #VenusJupiterConjunction #PlanetaryConjunction #Astronomy #Astrophotography #NightSky #Telescope #LiveStream #SkyWatching #Planets #RaysAstrophotography
