The dazzlingly bright planets will appear extremely close together in the dark sky on Saturday.
Look up in the sky at the right moment on Saturday and you could see two of the solar system's brightest planets almost touching.
"It's very exciting for astronomers and it's a really great opportunity for people to get out and have a look," explains space scientist and chief stargazer at the Society for Popular Astronomy Prof Lucie Green.A conjunction is when two planets appear close together or even touching in the Earth's night sky.
The actual orbit of the planets are about 430 million miles apart but their apparent alignment seen from Earth gives the illusion that they are touching.In the UK, you will need to set your alarms and be quick. The best time to catch a glimpse will be at 05:00 BST looking east before the Sun rises.
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