Venus and Jupiter on Saturday morning appeared close to colliding - even though they actually were millions of miles apart.

The footage shot in the early hours of Saturday has been sped up and shows the two planets clearly visible in the early morning sky as they come very close together. This so-called planetary conjunction happens each year but this time they appeared much closer than usual.

The same spectacle hasn't been seen since 2016 and won't occur again like this until 2039.

After Saturday, the two planets will go their separate ways as they drift apart in the coming days.

The conjunction of Jupiter and Venus took place early on the 30th of April 2022. At around 4:45 both planets became visible as they both rose in the morning sky.

Footage has been quickened.