Nightly News   |  February 27, 2012

Jupiter, Venus visible in night sky

The two planets, positioned near one another, are shining brightly, viewable to the naked eye. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> to the spectacular show in the skies over the northern hemisphere for the past few nights. continuing on through tonight, they are so bright, perhaps you've already seen them in their varying order. the crescent moon , jupiter and venus, dancing in the sky during this period of alignment. on a clear night, it amounts to a free astronomy lesson for the naked eye .