"The planets are 450 million miles apart in space, but because they are aligned in the same direction from Earth they last night appeared just three degrees apart. They were visible towards the West just after sunset and before the stars appeared. They will appear bright and relatively close over the next few weeks, and will be most visible in rural areas where there is less light pollution. Venus is brighter because of its relative closeness to Earth and because it gets more intense sunlight than Jupiter. After March 14, Jupiter will drop lower until it is eventually invisible after sunset by mid-April. But in July, early-risers will be treated to a similar spectacle, in the eastern sky at daybreak." - Lit

i missed this, didn't know about it :( - Halil

It was spectacular! The whole first few weeks of the month, at least here, were just amazing. Where, I set in my backyard, all I had to do was look up to my left and there they were just blinding. Our skies were also the most amazing shade of dark blue and then Mars off a little more east, just glowing red. Gorgeous! - Anika

does the article contain a photo? all i see is a big white blank space. did you get any photos Anika? - Halil

http://ff.im/Tviie - Halil

I didn't take photos, Halil. I can't find my tripod. :( - Anika