People across the county were left stunned as they looked up to the night sky yesterday.

A host of pictures were released online where residents were questioning what they were seeing. While there were claims of UFOs, satellites and drones, it was in fact Venus and Jupiter lighting up the sky.

The phenomenon is known as a conjunction and over the past few weeks the planets have been edging closer to each other.

The spectacle was witnessed by people across Kent and sparked a reaction online.

Dave Parker, from Mansion House Close in Biddenden, posted pictures of the two bright lights on social media questioning whether they could be UFOs. However, Mr Parker was quickly corrected by online users.

"It turns out it’s some kind of astrology phenomenon," he told KentOnline.

"Upon putting a post on our local Facebook group people enlightened us to it being Jupiter and Venus. It was very nice to see something so special."

Mr Parker was not the only person left surprised by the sighting.

One woman in Canterbury said: "Does anyone know if this is a sighting of the Space Station? Two bright lights are passing over Canterbury now."

If you did not catch a glimpse of the two planets last night do not worry, as tonight is predicted to be even more spectacular.

This evening, Venus and Jupiter will appear side by side and share a rare 'cosmic kiss'.

They will come within around half a degree of each other and look as if they are going to collide.

However, while they may look in touching distance of each other, the worlds will actually still be more than 400 million miles apart.

Skywatchers will be able to enjoy the display with the naked eye as Jupiter is expected to shine twice as bright as Sirius - the brightest star in the sky.

Whereas Venus is predicted to appear six time brighter.

The conjunction will be visible from across the world and the pair will be visible at around 8pm local time – just look west.

As the month goes on, Jupiter will sink closer to the sun and become invisible until the summer months.

On the other hand, Venus will continue to move away from the sun and shine in the western sky.