Utah Skies: Venus Passes Mars
1:59 This week after the sun sets and if you have a good view of the western evening sky you will see two planets, Venus and Mars, very close to one another. This type of event is called a conjunction. If you have a pair of binoculars or even a small telescope you will get a memorable view of these celestial objects. Both Mars and Venus are traveling eastward in their orbits around the Sun. Since Venus orbits the Sun closer it will pass Mars, which is farther away from the Sun and moves slower...
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