A spectacular celestial sight could be seen in the skies over Wales on Wednesday night as the moon made a close approach to Venus and Jupiter in the sky. The two brightest planets met in the sky just after sunset, with the space between them occupied by a sliver of a crescent moon.
Stargazers across the world were able to see the conjunction as the planets stood out brightly against the evening sky. Jupiter is visible above the moon and Venus - the third brightest celestial object in the night sky - below it. As February progresses, the planets are moving closer together.
According to the UK Space Agency, the two planets reach their apparent closest point at the start of March where, with the naked eye, they will appear to form one large, bright point of light in the evening sky. People looking to the skies across Wales were able to take pictures of the spectacular show.
