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The planets Jupiter and Venus met with the moon in the sky over Saint Petersburg, Russia.Footage shows the rare conjunction as the colourful pink and orange-toned sunset shifted to grey on Wednesday evening February 22.The planetary meet-up called conjunction made the planets look closer over the Earth's night sky due to their alignment.

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