Venus-Jupiter closing in

The much-ballyhooed conjunction of Venus, the bright "star" at the bottom right, and Jupiter, the less bright object to the left, is proceeding apace, and when I took this shot, the two planets—that's what they are, of course—were only about two knuckles of an outstretched hand apart. A week ago, they were a full fist apart, but by next Tuesday, 30 June, they'll be about a pinky finger's width from each other. This could be, if the weather cooperates, a spectacular photo op, but not a particularly rare one. Venus and Jupiter were actually closer together last August, and they'll be very close in October (but both of those conjunctions occurred in the early morning, so this evening pairing is much more convenient). Even though there was a bit of cloudiness just above the trees, I was pretty happy with this shot, which even, I'm pretty sure, captured one of Jupiter's moons. Conjunctions, astronomers tell us, don't mean anything, but they sure are a great excuse for heading outdoors and observing... as if I needed an excuse.