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Twitterati shares their excitement as they shared pictures and videos of the two planets coming together.
Jupiter and Saturn - two of the biggest planets in our solar system come closest to each other for the first time since 1623. The union of Jupiter and Saturn is being termed as the ‘great conjunction’ as the planets will be just 0.1 degrees apart from each other. During great conjunction, celestial bodies appear to be very close to each other, even though they may actually be crores of kilometres apart in the outer space. This rare celestial event will take place on the night of 21st December which is also the winter solstice - the shortest day and longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere.
“If you have a telescope, you’ll also be able to see both the rings of Saturn and the Galilean moons of Jupiter close together at the same moment,” says astronomer Jackie Faherty at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Take a look at these reactions to the great conjunction:
Skywatchers, you're in for a once-in-a-lifetime treat! Jupiter & Saturn are doing a planetary dance that will result in the Great Conjunction on Dec 21, just after sunset. Find out:
— NASA (@NASA) December 20, 2020
🤩 When and where to look up
📷 How to photograph the conjunction
Visit: https://t.co/SdQSLex2Ex pic.twitter.com/DkaB5XyO9B
Jupiter and Saturn forgot about social distancing! (80x)#jupitersaturnconjunction pic.twitter.com/5IvPULJn12
— 星咲高校地学部航天局 HGCSA (@dedztbh) December 20, 2020
Waiting for the The Great Conjunction#jupitersaturnconjunction #GreatConjunction @NASA pic.twitter.com/icRyvSIgi8
— JebM 🐰 (@PurpleY22443546) December 20, 2020
Some quick #Conjunction shots tonight. @VirtualAstro @DavidBflower @StormHour Got some videos to process now! pic.twitter.com/RARGZM5qZ7
— Peter Lewis (@PeterLewis55) December 20, 2020
The moon, Satern, Jupiter.#conjunction pic.twitter.com/89lGBHu3IG
— Sonyastro (@Sonyastro1) December 17, 2020
#Jupiter, #Saturn and the #Moon Dec, 17 - from Paris. https://t.co/PojOZoRWkP pic.twitter.com/V41ztd9OHJ
— Valentina Rossa (@val_rossa) December 19, 2020
Celebrating Winter 2020 and The Great Conjunction! #GoogleDoodle#JupiterSaturnConjunction https://t.co/IH2bRrnxYf
— Nikhilesh Shah (@shah_nikhilesh) December 21, 2020
Jupiter & Saturn (and a crappy shot with the iPhone through the binoculars) #conjunction pic.twitter.com/wJFwQgPJLO
— Leisure Suit Lawyer (@AbogadoMike) December 20, 2020
Jupiter and Saturn "Christmas star" to coincide with winter solstice, Ursid meteor shower https://t.co/JmlewLaVPf
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) December 20, 2020
My crummy photo of my spectacular view of Jupiter and Saturn, with a contrail nearby. pic.twitter.com/W009YRVPjz
— James McCormick (@60andhatched) December 20, 2020
Jupiter and Saturn closing in on one another. An amazing thing to see. Shot with Sony a6400 and Zeiss 300/4 with 2x Mutar teleconvertor. #Jupiter #saturn #jupitersaturnconjunction pic.twitter.com/272ochXx8J
— SanDiegoJefe (@SanDiegoJefe1) December 20, 2020
Watch for the 'Christmas Star' as Jupiter and Saturn come closer than they have in centuries https://t.co/P97YQPktb4 pic.twitter.com/4BoJMo1eu2
— CP24 (@CP24) December 20, 2020
The Moon, Saturn and Jupiter tonight #moon #jupitersaturn #jupitersaturnconjunction pic.twitter.com/lxjDvs65Zd
— Lousa Mo (@lousa_mo) December 17, 2020
The conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn happens every 20 years...but this one will be a bit more spectacular... This year's great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn will be the closest since 1623 and the closest observable since 1226! This won't happen again until 2080! pic.twitter.com/tgV7kvYYQk
— Astronautics & Space Science.(ASS) (@AeronauticsAnd) December 21, 2020