PHOTOS: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, & the Moon seen from Hillsville
For those who may have missed the action, there was a lunar occultation of Saturn when the moon passed in front of the planet, Jupiter ended retrograde motion, the Planetary Alignment during which the visible planets, including Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune appeared in a 'string' across the sky, and a Full Snow Moon.
PHOTOS: Full Wolf Moon, Mars in Hillsville & more
During that time, a local stargazer, Jean from Hillsville submitted some stellar photos of the night sky. Check them out below and remember, if you have images or videos of something happening near you, submit them to our WFXR 'Report It Page' and they may just make it online or on air.
Thank you Jean from Hillsville!
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