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Venus/Jupiter Conjunction Tomorrow

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the planet-gazing dept.

TigerNut writes "I've been watching Venus and Jupiter creep closer together in the morning sky for the last few weeks, and tomorrow will be their closest approach, according to this table. The table also indicates this will be the closest that Venus and Jupiter will appear until 2014. Happy viewing! There's more on the conjunction at Universe Today."

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  1. Planet Triangle by BortQ · · Score: 5, Funny
    Shit, Mars is gonna FREAK OUT if he catches Jupiter slam-bamming his babe Venus. I sure hope they made sure that the sun is blocking their 'conjuction'.

    Of course, I also hope that they are putting this show on pay-per-view, cause that Venus chick is HOT!

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    1. Re:Planet Triangle by tuxter · · Score: 5, Funny

      And Uranus is shitting itself.

    2. Re:Planet Triangle by mrpuffypants · · Score: 4, Funny

      I just don't see what a steamy celestial body like Venus could ever see in a big old fat bag of gas like Jupiter.

      However, I've heard from this Soviet chick, Venera, that Venus is just crushing when it comes to the pressure that she exerts on anybody that even tries to get near her. Sure it's nice and hot the closer you get to the surface but, eventually, you just get squashed and she barely even notices.

  2. Please... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Don't Slashdot the Universe.

  3. Re:Best viewing point? by LewsTherinKinslayer · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, where in the world should you be, to get the best view? :)

    Outside.

  4. Re:Best viewing point? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'd say Venus...

  5. Guiding Star III by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

    A conjunction very much like the one occurring on the 5th occurred in August of the year 3 B.C. ... That year Venus and Jupiter were only 10 arc-minutes or 0.16 degrees apart...With such a narrow separation, light reflected from the two would seem to merge into one as seen with the unaided eye. Some scholars have speculated that this close conjunction may have been interpreted as a sign by ... the wise men

    Oh great, another religious figure will be born and there will be even more religions fighting with each other over land and The-One-True-Religion bragging rights.

    At this pace, one of these days a cult will form around comets and they will kill themselves to send their souls to a comet......oh wait.

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  6. Hmm by Dachannien · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sounds like those Skeksis had better hurry up and make peace with the Gelflings.

  7. Re:Best viewing point? by Tablizer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Outside.

    No, this is slashdot, dude. He wants an MPEG URL.

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  8. Conjunction junction, what's your function? by fname · · Score: 4, Funny

    In case anyone doesn't know what a conjunction is, I found a good reference.

    Apparently they're for hooking up words and phrases and clauses.

  9. Re:arafat and bush by Forthan+Red · · Score: 5, Funny

    Planetary conjunctions were outlawed in 10 states on Tuesday. You'd better hope they don't find out about this. 'Course, those people aren't real big on "all that scientific stuff", so maybe they won't notice.

  10. Nostradamus got it right! by skimitar · · Score: 5, Funny
    From Century XI.3:

    Quand ardent Jupiter avec son regard fixe de perforation transpercera Venus juste carrément en son échine.
    Alors l'un triomphe singe-fait face au-dessus de son ennemi.
    Et les auteurs au Forum déploreront. Et fureur contre RIAA et SCO (comme d'habitude).

    When fiery Jupiter with his piercing gaze
    Shall spear fair Venus squarely in her loins
    Then shall the monkey-faced one triumph over his foe
    And the writers to the Forum shall lament
    And rail against RIAA and SCO

    1. Re:Nostradamus got it right! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I didn't know Nostradamus were using BabelFish to get his predictions translated from some outer language to French. Explains why it's so obscure though.

  11. This does not bode well by PsiPsiStar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hera will be most displeased

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  12. THE GREAT CONJUNCTION COMES! by DurendalMac · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now we will live forever! We will live forever! We will live forever!

  13. Dark Crystal by vistic · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ahhh! Augra told me about this...

    Now the Skeksis and the Mystics can reunite at last, and the crystal be healed!

  14. Re:Many eclipsi by AGMW · · Score: 3, Funny
    You don't brag about "meeting a girl" unless you're a virgin or really polite

    Now, if he'd said meating ...

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  15. Astrology by PeanutGallery · · Score: 2, Funny

    Time to return to my pagan roots.

    Something notable happened in the heavens, therefore time for drunken hedonism followed by human sacrifice...

    Or, at least a nice pizza sacrifice.

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