Here’s What You Need To Know About This Special “Great Conjunction”
THE GREAT CONJUNCTION – Saturn and Jupiter regularly pass each other every two decades. However, this year’s conjunction would become one that’s 400 years in the making.
For the first time in four centuries, Saturn and Jupiter are going to be even closer than they usually are during this event. As such, people are calling this rare celestial event as “The Great Conjunction”.
Furthermore, this event could be seen on the longest night of the year 2020. As Saturn and Jupiter overlap each other, they’d form a “double planet”. This phenomenon hasn’t occurred since the 17th century.
According to an article from Opindia, this event is an event wherein the two planets appear closest together in the sky. Moreover, this conjunction is more popularly known as the “Christmas Star” or the Star of Bethlehem.
Additionally, this celestial event also coincides with the winter solstice, which has the shortest day in the year. As per the article, this rare event will be shortly visible shortly post-sunset.
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