Venus and Saturn to form a conjunction on night of Jan. 17

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To kick off the beginning of the weekend, catch Venus and Saturn meeting as a conjunction on the night of Jan. 17. A telescope is not required to view this astronomy event.

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00:00Prepare to see a planetary meetup of Venus and Saturn on the night of January 17th.

00:12This unique gathering where the planets appear close together is called a conjunction.

00:19Sometimes planets can appear so close together they look like one bright star with the naked

00:25eye.

00:26Venus and Saturn appear to be very close together from a stargazer's perspective looking toward

00:32the southwestern night sky.

00:34The best time to view the planetary gathering is in the evening.

00:38Venus and Saturn will both set below the horizon at around 9pm local time.

00:44You don't need a telescope to see the conjunction.

00:46Venus is the second brightest object in the night sky behind only the moon and is very

00:53easy to spot in the evening hours.

00:56One obstacle, however, that can get in the way is clouds.

01:00Always make sure to check the latest cloud forecasts in your area before heading outside.

01:06You can do so by visiting AccuWeather.com or by downloading the AccuWeather app.

01:11Reporting for AccuWeather, I'm Brie Guy.

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