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Venus and Jupiter finally arrived at their great conjunction, which we observed from a point west of Gerrardstown, West Virginia.  Venus shines at magnitude -3.98, while Jupiter shines at magnitude -1.96; they are now separated by only 51'59".  A waning gibbous Moon brightened the sky and landscape but clear, transparent skies afforded us a good view of several Perseid meteors.