Conjunctions near Dawn . ... Credit Copyright: Luis Argerich Explanation: Now shining in eastern skies at dawn , bright planets Venus and Jupiter join the Pleiades star cluster in this sea and sky scape, recorded earlier this week near Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... The planets are easy to spot for early morning risers, but this sky also holds two of our solar system's small worlds , Vesta and Ceres, not quite bright enough to be seen with the unaided eye. ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...