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IT’S currently the best show in town.

Venus, Jupiter and the crescent moon have been putting on a spectacular show for stargazers.

And these images in Huddersfield show just how impressive it has been.

They were captured by Examiner photographer Andy Catchpool from Town Moor at Thurstonland.

It is what astronomers call a conjunction, when it appears the two planets can be seen lined up in the western sky just below the crescent moon.

Venus appears much brighter due to its relative closeness, compared with Jupiter, which is much further away – but they are still millions of miles away from earth and apart.

Paul Harper, of the Huddersfield Astronomical Society, said: “The really bright star that people can see, even without telescopes, is Venus and the other one is Jupiter.

“Both are appearing close to the crescent moon which looks very spectacular this week.

“People should still be able to see them for the next few nights.”

It’s not just here in Yorkshire that there have been stunning sights. NASA officials in the United States said: “This will be the best Venus-Jupiter conjunction for years.”