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two planets in the dark sky with one being an object

Sky Watcher SK707AZ2 70mm f/10 + barlow 3X + super 10mm eyepiece. Jupiter: I took a video with a sony W320 with 4x zoom, 478/555 frames used, edited with Castrator, AS!2 and MS Picture Manager. 22:44 UTC. Saturn: I took a video with a sony W320 with 4x zoom, 325/409 frames used, edited with Castrator, AS!2 and MS Picture Manager. 23:13 UTC.

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an image of planets in the dark sky

Jupiter and Saturn Great Conjunction in 2020. The last time Jupiter and Saturn visually converged this close was in 1623 just after the first telescope was invented. Image credit: Curt Morgan #jupiter #saturn #greatconjunction #december2020

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the planets are shown in this artist's rendering, and they appear to be different sizes

The two largest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, are coming closer together than they have been since the Middle Ages, appearing to be a “Christmas Star.” This close approach will happen on December 21, but it will be visible through December 25.

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four different planets in the solar system, with names on each side and numbers below them

[Because it’s bigger, Jupiter ought to have larger, more spectacular rings than Saturn has. But new UC Riverside research shows Jupiter’s massive moons prevent that vision from lighting up the night sky.]

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