(WWJ) – Jupiter and Venus have been putting on a show throughout February, but as we turn our calendars to March, the two brightest planets in the solar system will be "going in for a kiss."
The two planets will be in a conjunction Wednesday night, meaning for us Earthlings, we'll be able to see them at their closest as they appear from Earth.
Even though they're millions of miles apart, Mike Murray of the Delta College Planetarium tells WWJ's Erin Vee on "All Over the Space" they'll appear as if they're right next to each other.
And they'll be hard to miss in the western sky. Murray says the best time to look is just as the evening twilight is fading, and it's a sight to behold.
"Especially when you can get two really bright planets like that together in the sky, it's very much a 'Kodak moment.'"
While the planets will be at their closest on Wednesday, we'll still be able to see them in the night sky for a while, according to Murray.
While Jupiter and Venus are gearing up for a "celestial smooch" of sorts, that's not the only big event going on in the night sky.
The Northern Lights have been very active – as Michigan State Police pointed out earlier this week – and Murray explains just why that's happening.
"They've been really active over the last several nights because some of those solar storms have been reaching the Earth," Murray said. "Even right here in Central Michigan, there have been a lot of people photographing the Northern Lights."
Murray says websites like SpaceWeather.com are good resources to check out when conditions are right for the Northern Lights to appear and offer tips on where the best place to see them may be.
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