Gardener’s Corner

JUPITER AND SATURN WILL FORM RARE “CHRISTMAS STAR” ON WINTER SOLSTICE

On December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer in Earth’s night sky than they have since 1226 A.D. Jupiter and Saturn will get so close in the sky that they will almost appear to merge with one another. Such a conjunction has not occurred in December for some 800 years.

This December, Jupiter and Saturn will put on a show for skygazers that hasn’t been seen in roughly 800 years. Astronomers are calling it the Great Conjunction of 2020. On December 21 — coincidentally the winter solstice — the two largest planets in our solar system will appear to almost merge in Earth’s night sky.

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