Moon And Venus Very Close To Each Other; Clearly Seen In London

It has been a wonderful evening for the Londoners. It is because they have the perfect spot to see the Moon and Venus very close to each other. An astronomy expert said that Sunday night will give the fans of stargazing in the south of the United Kingdom a big chance to see Venus or even Mars, if only the weather is clear.

People saw the far away planet, around 144 milions miles away from Earth, through the naked eye because of the planet's proximity to the Moon. The Moon and Venus appeared and can be thought as near to the sky, but it is still actually 270 times far away from the Moon.

According to Evening Standard, it is rarely possible to see Venus through people's naked eye. Thus, because of the alignments of the Moon, this can made possible to see it more clearly. Venus is almost as large as the planet Earth. It is approximately 7,500 miles in diameter.

The Londoners were baffled by the so-called "spectacular" sight of the planet Venus, according to MSN. It is often seen during the winter months in a clear night called as the "Evening Star."

With a white clear night sky, it makes the people easily spot the planet. Lots of people took to social media just to share photos of the beautiful and stunning night sky that showed the distant planet shining brightly over 144 million miles from the universe.

The following are some statements from the Netizens:

Amma Ahmad tweeted on how "Incredible moon tonight with Venus right below shining so brightly. It is truly spectacular."

"Who has seen Venus tonight? Brighter than bright and directly below the moon pop out and take a look." Lynne Murray said.

Simon Donovan also stated: "Look up!! Venus and moon in the south... Stunning."