iN PHOTOS: Rare planetary conjunction has Kamloops, Okanagan photographers busy

It has been a spectacular couple of weeks for nigh sky photographers and watchers in the Okanagan and Kamloops.

For the past two nights, Venus and Jupiter were in conjunction, the two planets appearing to nearly touch each other from Earth’s point of view. 

Kamloops astrophotographer and member of the Royal Astronomical Society Justin Perdue said this phenomenon will not occur again until 2032 and the planets are now moving further apart.

"Jupiter just passed Venus yesterday and Venus will keep climbing higher and Jupiter will keep moving down towards the horizon," he said.

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Last week, the sky was lit up with aurora borealis in many areas while the week before the moon was in conjunction with Venus and Jupiter.

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