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Throughout the year, the two biggest worlds in our solar system have been putting on a show in the southern sky.

On December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will meet in a “great conjunction,” the closest they could be seen in the sky together for nearly 800 ...

When two celestial objects come together in the sky, it's called a conjunction. Jupiter and Saturn conjunctions happen every 20 years. Since ...

Dec 15, 2020 · The ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. Saturn, top, and Jupiter, below, are seen after sunset from Shenandoah National Park, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Luray, Virginia. The two planets are drawing closer to each other in the sky as they head towards a “great conjunction” on December 21, where the two giant planets will appear a ...

Dec 17, 2020 · On December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will meet in a “great conjunction,” the closest they could be seen in the sky together for nearly 800 years. An astronomical conjunction occurs when any...

They use the term great conjunction to describe meetings of Jupiter and Saturn, which are the two biggest worlds in our solar system. Though the ...

Jupiter caught up to and passed Saturn, in an astronomical event known as a “Great Conjunction.” “You can imagine the solar system to be a ...

Dec 11, 2020 · The meeting of Jupiter and Saturn in the night sky is referred to as a "great conjunction" because it happens less often than the conjunctions of other planets. Jupiter and Saturn share...

Watch the Great Conjunction Webcast Live on Monday, December 21, 2020, starting at 4:30 p.m.On Monday, December 21, 2020, ...

A conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn—which only happens about once every 20 years—is called a great conjunction. In the technical language of astronomers, there ...

Saturn's orbit planeis inclined 2.485 degrees relative to Earth's, and Jupiter's is inclined 1.303 degrees. The ascending nodesof both planets are similar (100.6 degrees for Jupiter and 113.7 degrees for Saturn), meaning if Saturn is above or below Earth's orbital plane Jupiter usually is too.