Love in the West
Move your cursor to aim the telescope. The planets are writing to each other — but you can only read their letters through the lens.
June 5, 2026 — conjunction in 4 days
Angular separation: —
Venus
Jupiter
Venus: I have been chasing you since May. You never look back.
Jupiter: I am 318 times your mass and still I tremble.
Venus: They call us the evening stars. I prefer: accomplices.
Jupiter: Mercury keeps third-wheeling. I said nothing. I am patient.
Venus: In 1.6 degrees I will know the colour of your storms.
Jupiter: Your clouds smell of sulphuric acid. I find this intoxicating.
Venus: Every 13 months we do this. You'd think I'd learn.
Jupiter: The astronomers are watching. Let them.
Venus: After Tuesday you'll sink into the sun's glare. I'll wait for autumn.
Jupiter: Your surface temperature is 475°C. I have never felt warmer.
Venus: We will be one fingerwidth apart. That is all we ever get.
Jupiter: My red spot has been spinning for 350 years. It was always about you.