There will be an amazing, “planet combination” alignment next week: On the evening of March 30, Venus and Uranus will be seen just over 1 degree apart in the sky.
However, it is much easier to observe the pair with a simple hand-held telescope. Aided by this, Venus will appear dazzlingly bright, while Uranus will appear as a faint greenish-blue star to Venus’s left, slightly down.
Venus will already be visible in about a quarter to eight and can help you find Uranus as a compass. However, the faint planet will not be visible until around half past nine.
Uranus and Venus approach each other every 2-3 years. The two planets will next meet in the sky in July 2025, but then they will pass roughly one and a half times the distance apart they are now. The couple will be closer than they are now to each other at the beginning of June 2028.
You can read a detailed blog post about unusual spring planetary alignments and observations at News from the Svábhegy Astronomical Observatory blog page.
