'Calling 911 on stars': California sheriff asks residents to stop reporting planets in sky

Two shiny dots in the sky Wednesday night apparently startled some residents in California's Central Valley. The Stanislaus County sheriff took to Facebook Thursday to tell people they shouldn't call 911 as NASA confirmed the stars were in fact Jupiter and Venus.

"Calling 911 on stars is a new one," responded one resident.

"I love the thought process: ‘Oh my god, what is that in the sky? Maybe the sheriff can help!’" said another. According to the National Weather Service, the next time Venus and Jupiter will be this close together will be February 7, 2032.that I have read and agree

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