Skywatcher Shawn Malone snapped this shot of Venus and Jupiter hanging low over Lake Superior near Eagle Island, Michigan in March 2012.
Jupiter and Venus (right) setting behind the Flatiron Mountains near Boulder, Colorado, with the peaks of the Continental Divide in the distance. Skywatcher Patrick Cullis took this photo on March 9, 2012.
Jupiter and several of its moons hang over snowcapped Colorado peaks in this photo snapped by skywatcher Patrick Cullis on March 9, 2012.
Venus hangs low in the sky with Colorado's Flatiron Mountains in the foreground and the peaks of the Continental Divide in the distance. Skywatcher Patrick Cullis snapped the photo on March 9, 2012.
Jim Gemmel of Warrenton, Va., took this picture of Venus and Jupiter on March 10, 2012. "I planned to use the lake as a backdrop but was pleasantly surprised to see the swan who lives there literally get into the picture too," Gemmel told SPACE.com in an email.
In this photo, snapped by skywatcher Tolga Bermek on March 12, 2012, Venus and Jupiter shine above the city of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Jupiter and Venus shine bright in the sky above huge saguaro cacti in this shot taken March 12, 2012 just north of Tucson, Ariz., by skywatcher Bill Cox.
This "stack" shows a compilation of seven photos, one taken just after sunset each day from March 5-11, 2012, by skywatcher Dale Cunningham in Corona, CA. The stack shows the path taken by Venus (right) and Jupiter, beginning at the bottom of the image (the March 11 position of each planet is at the top).
Jupiter and Venus (right) hang in the sky over Lisbon, Portugal, in this photo snapped by skywatcher Diogo Quirino on March 12, 2012. "In the background one can see the 25th April Bridge, built by the same company that built the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco," Quirino told SPACE.com in an email.
Skywatcher Brad Mellon of El Centro, Calif., snapped this shot of the two bright planets on March 12, 2012. "Used a lawn ornament for dramatic effect!" he told SPACE.com.
Skywatchers Imelda B. Joson and Edwin L. Aguirre snapped this shot of Jupiter and Venus (the brighter, lower planet) on March 8, 2012, as they flew on a commercial airliner from Boston to Los Angeles. Joson and Aguirre reckon they were somewhere over Utah when they took the picture.
Jupiter and Venus hang in the sky next to Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa in this shot, captured by skywatcher Giuseppe Petricca.
Jupiter and Venus light up the sky over Tallinn, Estonia, in this photo by Karthikeyan VJ, from Chennai, India.
Skywatcher Marcelo Espinoza took this picture of Venus (lower right) and Jupiter through his window in Brussels, Belgium, on March 8, 2012.
Skywatcher Kelly Wagner of Boylston, Mass., took this picture of the two bright planets on March 11, 2012. "Didn't realize it when I first snapped the pic from my backyard, but it looks like Venus and Jupiter are donning a mustache!" Wagner wrote SPACE.com.
Jupiter and Venus blaze bright just after sunset on March 10, 2012. Skywatcher Agustin Tomas C. Tria Tirona took this photo from a campsite on Mt. Batulao, in Batangas province, the Philippines.
Skywatcher Darien Hewett took this photo of Jupiter and Venus while at the beach at Oak Island, North Carolina. The child in the photo is Hewett's son Enli, who is nearly six months old.
Dazzling Venus outshines Jupiter in this shot snapped March 12, 2012, by Alfredo Lopez in Chula Vista, Calif.
Jupiter and Venus dance above Florida palm trees in this photo, captured by Matthew Elfenbein of Boca Raton on March 12, 2012.
The two bright planets dance over the lights of Los Angeles in this photo by Matt Hartman, taken on March 12, 2012.
Skwatcher Forrest Tanaka snapped this shot from his porch in Pleasanton, Calif., on March 12, 2012.
Skywatcher Dale Mayotte took this photo of the Jupiter & Venus conjunction from his backyard in Clinton Township, Michigan on March 12, 2012.
Skywatcher Dale Mayotte caught the Jupiter & Venus conjunction from his backyard in Clinton Township, Michigan on March 13, 2012. A well-known constellation floats at upper left.
Skywatcher David Griggs took this photo March 25, 2012, north of Cincinnati, Ohio. He writes: "In this photo, you can see from the top to the bottom: Venus, the Moon and finally Jupiter. Over the past couple of weeks, Venus and Jupiter have been "dancing" with each other across the nightime sky. On Sunday, the Moon joined in. All day, the Cincinnati area had been covered with clouds and I thought we wouldn't get to see this. However, about 9:00 p.m., I went outside to find clear skies and this sight ready to be photographed."
Skywatcher Michael Linneer sent this picture and writes: "I took this ... from Denison Dam, overlooking Lake Texoma near Cartwright, OK. Canon Rebel T3, 28mm lens, ISO 1600, f8.0 for 20 seconds."
Chad McKeown sent in this photo and wrote: "I took this 30-second exposure of Venus, Jupiter, the moon, and a passing plane from my backyard near Fort Worth, Texas, this evening. [A] plane ... bisected Venus and the moon."
Skywatcher James Dyson sent in his photo and writes: "Here is a shot … of the moon, Venus and Jupiter, 25th March 2012, showing here in the UK. [F]or once it was clear on a special night.… Equipment used: Canon 550D, Canon 100-400mm L IS Lens. Location: Warrington, Cheshire, UK."
Skywatcher Roberto Porto took this shot in Teide National Park, Tenerife, Spain, on March 26, 2012.
Skywatcher Roberto Porto took this shoto of the Jupiter, Venus and moon conjunction in Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain, on March 26, 2012.
Skywatcher Roberto Porto took this shoto of the Jupiter, Venus and moon conjunction in Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain, on March 26, 2012.
