Jupiter and Venus were filmed when they were so close they nearly met in the sky.<br /><br />This footage shot on the night of Thursday, 2 February, shows the amazing moment from Los Angeles, California.<br /><br />The phenomenon, called conjunction, had stargazers marvelling from the ground as they witnessed the planets in the night sky.<br /><br />Conjunctions occur when two planets appear to those on Earth to be nearly grazing each other.<br /><br />Nasa scientists remarked that this event saw the planets get particularly close.
