Jupiter Saturn Conjunction

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Rixter Guru Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: About 4000 miles from the center of the earth (+/-100 mi) Posts: 9910 Good Answers: 1141	Jupiter Saturn Conjunction 12/08/2020 1:23 PM
	December 21 see both Jupiter and Saturn without having to move your telescope. This is as close they have been in 800 years. On December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will have a "Great Conjunction" in Earth's night sky. The two planets will appear so close together that they'll almost look like one object. https://astronomy.com/news/sky-events/2020/12/jupiter-and-saturn-will-form-rare-christmas-star-on-winter-solstice
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redfred Guru Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 15600 Good Answers: 981	#1 Re: Jupiter Saturn Conjunction 12/08/2020 9:51 PM
	Hopefully this "Christmas star" will be a good omen for the following year! We could certainly use one about now. __________________ "Don't disturb my circles." translation of Archimedes last words
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tonyhemet Guru Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Hemet, Land of milk and honey. Posts: 2365 Good Answers: 36	#2 Re: Jupiter Saturn Conjunction 12/08/2020 11:52 PM
	I didn't know a star was a planet
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oilcan13 Power-User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 397 Good Answers: 3	#3 Re: Jupiter Saturn Conjunction 12/09/2020 8:04 AM
	To bad they will be low in the southwestern sky. You will need an unobstructive view of the southwestern horizon.
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GJM Power-User Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 191 Good Answers: 9	#4 In reply to #3 Re: Jupiter Saturn Conjunction 12/09/2020 2:04 PM
	I'm looking forward to the cleaner skies and better view angle at the southern end of the orb.
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#5 In reply to #3 Re: Jupiter Saturn Conjunction 12/11/2020 4:52 AM
	<...southwestern horizon...> The direction depends where on this globe one is making the observation. __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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